PMID- 29288401 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181116 LR - 20181116 IS - 1436-3771 (Electronic) IS - 1432-6981 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 4 DP - 2018 May TI - X-ray diffraction analysis of MTA mixed and placed with various techniques. PG - 1675-1680 LID - 10.1007/s00784-017-2241-9 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of various mixing techniques as well as the effect of ultrasonic placement on hydration of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One gram of ProRoot MTA and MTA Angelus powder was mixed with a 0.34-g of distilled water. Specimens were mixed either by mechanical mixing of capsules for 30 s at 4500 rpm or by manual mixing followed by application of a compaction pressure of 3.22 MPa for 1 min. The mixtures were transferred into the XRD sample holder with minimum pressure. Indirect ultrasonic activation was applied to half of the specimens. All specimens were incubated at 37 degrees C and 100% humidity for 4 days. Samples were analyzed by XRD. Phase identification was accomplished by use of search-match software utilizing International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD). RESULTS: All specimens comprised tricalcium silicate, calcium carbonate, and bismuth oxide. A calcium hydroxide phase was formed in all ProRoot specimens whereas among MTA Angelus groups, it was found only in the sample mixed mechanically and placed by ultrasonication. CONCLUSIONS: Mechanical mixing followed by ultrasonication did not confer a significant disadvantage in terms of hydration characteristics of MTA. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Clinicians vary in the way they mix and place MTA. These variations might affect their physical characteristics and clinical performance. For ProRoot MTA, the mixing and placement methods did not affect its rheological properties, whereas for MTA Angelus, mechanical mixing combined with ultrasonic placement enhanced the calcium hydroxide phase formation. FAU - Basturk, F B AU - Basturk FB AD - Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. AD - School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. FAU - Nekoofar, Mohammad Hossein AU - Nekoofar MH AD - School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. nekoofar@tums.ac.ir. AD - Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. nekoofar@tums.ac.ir. FAU - Gunday, M AU - Gunday M AD - Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. FAU - Dummer, P M H AU - Dummer PMH AD - School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171229 PL - Germany TA - Clin Oral Investig JT - Clinical oral investigations JID - 9707115 RN - 0 (Aluminum Compounds) RN - 0 (Calcium Compounds) RN - 0 (Drug Combinations) RN - 0 (Oxides) RN - 0 (Root Canal Filling Materials) RN - 0 (Silicates) RN - 0 (mineral trioxide aggregate) MH - Aluminum Compounds/*chemistry MH - Calcium Compounds/*chemistry MH - Drug Combinations MH - Materials Testing MH - Oxides/*chemistry MH - Root Canal Filling Materials/*chemistry MH - Silicates/*chemistry MH - Surface Properties MH - *Ultrasonics MH - *X-Ray Diffraction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Calcium hydroxide OT - MTA OT - Mechanical mixing OT - Ultrasonic agitation OT - X-ray diffraction analysis OT - XRD EDAT- 2017/12/31 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/18 06:00 CRDT- 2017/12/31 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/10/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/31 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00784-017-2241-9 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00784-017-2241-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Oral Investig. 2018 May;22(4):1675-1680. doi: 10.1007/s00784-017-2241-9. Epub 2017 Dec 29.