Overview
- Ideal source of information on MTA and related innovations for both clinicians and researchers
- Discusses chemical composition and setting characteristics, manipulation and placement, material properties, reactivity and the influence of environmental factors
- Clearly explains clinical applications
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Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) was invented in the mid-1990s at Loma Linda University, USA, with the aim of introducing a material for use as a root-end filler that would set and develop its properties in the presence of moisture. MTA is a mixture of Portland cement and bismuth oxide, which is added to enhance the radiopacity of the material. These two components are mixed with water to produce hydrated cement. This book concisely presents information on diverse aspects of MTA and its use with a view to making it more widely available to clinicians and researchers. The topics covered include the development of MTA and its introduction into clinical dentistry, its chemical composition and setting characteristics, manipulation and placement, material properties, reactivity and the influence of environmental factors. The clinical applications are clearly explained and related innovations and further materials currently available on the market are also discussed.
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Book Title: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate in Dentistry
Book Subtitle: From Preparation to Application
Editors: Josette Camilleri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55157-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-55156-7Published: 21 August 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51279-1Published: 05 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-55157-4Published: 30 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 206
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Dentistry