Open AccessMTA versus Biodentine: Review of Literature with a Comparative Analysis
Author(s) -
Mandeep Kaur,
Harpreet Singh,
Jaidev Singh Dhillon,
Munish Batra,
Meenu Saini
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/25840.10374
Subject(s) - mineral trioxide aggregate , biocompatibility , biocompatible material , materials science , dentistry , dentin , engineering , biomedical engineering , composite material , medicine , metallurgy
An ideal dental repair material should possess certain exclusive properties such as adequate adhesive ability, insolubility, dimensional stability, biocompatibility, bioactivity etc. New materials claiming better performance are continuously being introduced in the market to optimize the care of dental patients. Biodentine has been recently introduced as the "the first all-in-one, bioactive and biocompatible material for damaged dentin replacement". Manufacturers claim that Biodentine has noticeably shorter setting time in contrast to other silicate cements such as Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) and also has better mechanical and handling properties. This article is aimed to compare the properties of MTA and Biodentine analyzing the research work done in this field so far by various researchers all across the globe.