RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sealing Ability of MTA Used in Perforation Repair of Permanent Teeth; Literature Review
Kusai Baroudi*, Samah Samir
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 278
Last Page: 286
Publisher ID: TODENTJ-10-278
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601610010278
Article History:
Received Date: 12/5/2015Revision Received Date: 30/3/2016
Acceptance Date: 26/04/2016
Electronic publication date: 09/06/2016
Collection year: 2016

open-access license: This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode), which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
Abstract
There were several materials used to seal different types of perforation defects. MTA is one of these restorative materials that is considered the most effective, biocompatible, non-toxic, and non-irritant; promote bone healing and cementum regeneration. The objective of this article was to review and summarize the sealing ability of MTA compared with the other materials used for sealing different types of root perforations of permanent teeth. A literature search was conducted using Medline, accessed via the National Library of Medicine Pub Med from 2005 to 2015 searching for articles related to sealing ability of MTA. This study found that factors affecting prognosis are the size, site of the perforation and time elapsed as well as the repair material. MTA is an important filling material to be used for sealing different types of perforations when perforated sites sealed immediately with MTA.