Clinical Applications of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate:
Report of Four Cases
Rahul Hegde, Prashant M Battepati
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Hegde R, M Battepati P. Clinical Applications of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate: Report of Four Cases. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2010; 3 (1):43-50.
The greatest threats to developing teeth are dental caries and traumatic injuries. The primary goal of all restorative treatment is to maintain
pulp vitality so that normal root development or apexogenesis can occur. If pulpal exposure occurs, then a pulpotomy procedure aims to
preserve pulp vitality to allow for normal root development. Historically, calcium hydroxide has been the material of choice for pulpotomy
procedures. Recently, an alternative material called mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has demonstrated the ability to induce hard-tissue
formation in pulpal tissue. This article describes the clinical and radiographic outcome of a series of cases involving the use of MTA in
pulpotomy, apexogenesis and apexification procedures and root perforations repair.
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