Open AccessEffect of bleaching agents having a neutral pH on the surface of mineral trioxide aggregate using electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis
Author(s) -
Nooh Kazia,
Nithin Suvarna,
Harish Kumar Shetty,
Pradeep Kumar
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0972-0707.190004
Subject(s) - mineral trioxide aggregate , microanalysis , hydrogen peroxide , chemistry , scanning electron microscope , electron microprobe , electron probe microanalysis , nuclear chemistry , opalescence , materials science , mineralogy , dentistry , composite material , organic chemistry , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
To investigate the effect of bleaching agents having a neutral pH on the surface of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) used as a coronal seal material for nonvital bleaching, beneath the bleaching agent, with the help of energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).