Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2012, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (25): 4692-4696.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2012.25.027

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Research progress and clinical application of mineral trioxide aggregate

Zhu Lan-lan, Wang Xiu-mei   

  1. Department of Stomatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Received:2011-11-20 Revised:2011-12-30 Online:2012-06-17 Published:2013-11-04
  • Contact: Wang Xiu-mei, Doctor, Professor, Department of Stomatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China hrbwangmei@ yahoo.com.cn
  • About author:Zhu Lan-lan★, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Stomatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China zhulanlan955@ 126.com

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: In recent years, a new-type dental material, mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) emerges at home and aboard. It is widely used in clinical application because of its good physical and chemical properties and perfect biocompatibility.
OBJECTIVE: To review the physical and chemical properties, biocompatibility and clinical application of MTA.
METHODS: A computer-based research was performed on CNKI database and PubMed database (1993-01/2011-12) to search the related articles about MTA. The key words were “mineral trioxide aggregate, capping material, endodontic treatment” in English and Chinese. The related articles were selected. There are 68 articles after the initial survey. Then selecting 40 articles related MTA were concluded to review according to the conclusion criteria.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Application of MTA is a well adjuvant therapy for some special clinical pulposis. And it has attracted a wide spread attention by its good physical and chemical properties, closure property, biological activity and biological compatibility. The clinical application of MTA will be widely used along with the development of medicine and materials.

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