Is MTA Fillapex bioceramic?

Q: Is MTA Fillapex biocompatible with the tissues? A: Yes. MTA Fillapex presents two components that guarantee this property: MTA, known as the most biologically compatible endodontic material and the salicylate resin, an organic and therapeutic resin widely used in endodontic cements.

Is MTA Fillapex a Bioceramic sealer?

MTA FILLAPEX is a bioceramic root canal sealer based on MTA (mineral trioxide aggregate). MTA Fillapex is an endodontic sealer, while MTA Reparative is indicated for the treatment of perforations, root resorption, apical plug and pulp capping. Characteristics: Biocompatible.

Is MTA a sealer?

MTA could be used as a root canal sealer with equal effectiveness compared with epoxy resin and zinc oxide eugenol sealers.

What is Bioceramic sealer?

Bioceramic sealers are sealers those contain calcium silicate and/or calcium phosphate as their main compositions, i.e., Endosequence BC Sealer while Hybrid bioceramic sealers are resin-based root canal sealers or other root canal sealers those contain some bioceramic components, i.e., MTA Fillapex.

Is BC sealer MTA?

Bioceramic based sealers are categorized into two groups of calcium silicate based sealers (Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) based and non MTA based) and calcium phosphate based sealers (2).

ENDODONTICS - MTA-Fillapex

Is MTA a bioceramic material?

The first bioceramic material successfully used in endodontics was the MTA cement (Mineral Trioxide Aggregate), developed based on Portland cement, in the Loma Linda University – California, in the early 90's. It was developed as a retrograde filling material and also for perforations closing (Figure 1).

Is Biodentine a bioceramic?

This article reviews the properties of two most commonly used bioceramic materials: Biodentine and MTA and the application of the same. Bioceramic materials are biocompatible ceramic compounds obtained by various chemical processes, both in situ and in vivo.

What is MTA in dentistry?

The mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is a dental material with biocompatibility properties to oral and dental tissues. MTA was developed for dental root repair in endodontic treatment and it is formulated from commercial Portland cement, combined with bismuth oxide powder for radiopacity.

What is dental bioceramic?

Bio-ceramics are biocompatible ceramic materials or metal oxides with enhancedsealing ability, antibacterial and antifungal activity applied for use in medicine and dentistry. They have the ability to either function as human tissues or to resorb and encourage the regeneration of natural tissues.

What do bioceramic sealers require?

Well-Root Bioceramic Sealer and Putty

Well Root ST is a calcium silicate composition, which requires the presence of moisture to set and harden. Well Root ST does not shrink during setting and demonstrates excellent physical properties.

Is MTA a liner or a base?

MTA provides a higher incidence and faster rate of reparative dentin formation without the pulpal inflammation. MTA Plus material is also indicated for base and liner in vital pulp therapy. In root-end filling after apicoectomy, the anti-washout agent (chitosan or gelatin) is useful to prevent from MTA washout.

Can MTA be used for pulp capping?

MTA is a new and biocompatible biomaterial used for dental practice. It has been proved to be an excellent material for repairing of root perforations, apexification, root-end filling, repairing of root resorption and pulp capping.

Does MTA bond to tooth?

Nowadays, the material that offers the best sealing characteristic in the field of endodontic treatment is the mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), nevertheless, this material necessities an adhesive bonding agent to perfectly join to the dental surface.

What is MTA Fillapex?

MTA Fillapex is a mineral trioxide aggregate-based, salicylate resin root canal sealer. It is designed to provide a high flow rate and a low film thickness for easy penetration of lateral and accessory canals. It contains 13% MTA and salicylate resin for their antimicrobial and biocompatibility properties.

How do I use MTA Fillapex?

MTA Fillapex is indicated for filling root canals of permanent teeth. It can be inserted with the gutta-percha points or with Lentulo drills. It can also be used with thermal condensation techniques (heated gutta percha) because the boiling point of MTA Fillapex is 150°C.

Which is best root canal sealer?

Conclusion: Resin cement sealed the root canals significantly better when compared with zinc oxide eugenol and glass ionomer sealers.

Are BC sealers resorbable?

This truly revolutionary sealer has remarkable healing properties and is designed specifically to be non-resorbable. In the event of a slight overfill (puff), an anti-inflammatory reaction will not occur because the sealer is essentially a root repair material with a flowable viscosity.

Is calcium hydroxide a bioceramic?

Bioceramics (Endosequence BCTM) root canal sealer is an example of a calcium phosphate silicate-based cement. 12 Its major inorganic components include tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, calcium phosphates, colloidal silica, and calcium hydroxide.

Is MTA toxic?

At the 24-hour period, white MTA produced the lowest toxicity, statistically comparable to the control group (p > 0.05), whereas the white and gray CER cements presented the highest cytotoxic effects on the fibroblast-like MDPL-20 cells.

How long does MTA take to set?

It has been reported that MTA sets slowly approximately 3-4 hours in clinical conditions (3, 25). Long setting time of MTA can cause clinical problems.

Does MTA dissolve?

Because MTA is alkaline in nature, it might interact with acids or chemicals and could disintegrate.

Is MTA same as Biodentine?

Background: Biodentine is comparatively a new biomaterial claimed to have properties comparable to mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). Biodentine and MTA are effectively used for direct pulp capping (DPC), and they are capable of regenerating relatively damaged pulp and formation of hard dentine bridge.

Is Biodentine better than MTA?

Biodentine is found to be associated with high pH (12) and releases calcium and silicon ions which stimulates mineralization and create “mineral infiltration zone” along dentin-cement interface imparting a better seal. Caron G et al., have found that Biodentine exhibits superior sealing properties than MTA [24].

What is the ion for MTA?

Calcium hydroxide, a main by-product of PC, MTA, and CEM cement, has a pH of 12.5 (8,22,24). The antibacterial characteristic of CH is attributed to the release of hydroxyl ions (25).