An Overview of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate in Apexification
Farzana Haque
Orthodontic Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Zubaer Ahmed *
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
Shamme Akter Rime
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
Md. Mossharaf Hossain
Orthodontic Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
A. F. M. Almas Chowdhury
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
Mohammad Khan
School of Dental Sciences, Dental Public Health, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this paper was to present an overview of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate adjacent to apexification, which discover the properties and clinical approach of MTA on apexification in dentistry.
Materials and Methods: This study was to search in six electronic data bases where some keyword combinations were utilized to systematically search for those literatures.
Results: In view of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, of these, we identified 40 articles including original articles as well as literature reviews.
Discussion: Conventional management of a premature non-vital permanent tooth is usually apexification with using calcium hydroxide. Traditionally, calcium hydroxide has been the material of choice for the apexification of immature permanent teeth but MTA holds significant promise as an alternative to multiple treatments with calcium hydroxide.
Conclusion: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate is an outstanding material with innumerable qualities essential of an ideal material. Apexification with calcium hydroxide is comparatively unpredictable and makes the tooth less resistant to fracture.
Keywords: Mineral trioxide aggregate, apexification, root end closure, immature apex, open apices.