Open AccessComparative evaluation of intracanal sealing ability of mineral trioxide aggregate and glass ionomer cement: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Gauri Malik,
Poonam Bogra,
Simranjeet Singh,
Rupandeep Kaur Samra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.120961
Subject(s) - mineral trioxide aggregate , glass ionomer cement , dentistry , materials science , stereo microscope , zinc oxide eugenol , dental cement , statistical analysis , cement , composite material , medicine , mathematics , adhesive , layer (electronics) , root canal , statistics
The purpose of this study was to compare the sealing ability of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) and Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) when used over gutta-percha as intracanal sealing materials. The study also evaluated the sealing ability of Zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) cement and Acroseal sealer.