TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemical differences between white and gray mineral trioxide aggregate
AU - Asgary, Saeed
AU - Parirokh, Masoud
AU - Eghbal, Mohammad Jafar
AU - Brink, Frank
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - The purpose of this research was to determine and compare the composition of white mineral trioxide aggregate and gray mineral trioxide aggregate. Electron probe microanalysis results indicated that lime (CaO), silica (SiO 2), and bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) were the dominant compounds in each case and were present at comparable levels in either of the types of mineral trioxide aggregate analyzed. It was concluded that the most significant differences observed were between the measured concentrations of Al2O3 (+122%), MgO (+130%), and especially FeO (+1000%) when gray mineral trioxide aggregate was compared with white mineral trioxide aggregate.
AB - The purpose of this research was to determine and compare the composition of white mineral trioxide aggregate and gray mineral trioxide aggregate. Electron probe microanalysis results indicated that lime (CaO), silica (SiO 2), and bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) were the dominant compounds in each case and were present at comparable levels in either of the types of mineral trioxide aggregate analyzed. It was concluded that the most significant differences observed were between the measured concentrations of Al2O3 (+122%), MgO (+130%), and especially FeO (+1000%) when gray mineral trioxide aggregate was compared with white mineral trioxide aggregate.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.DON.0000133156.85164.B2
DO - 10.1097/01.DON.0000133156.85164.B2
M3 - Article
SN - 0099-2399
VL - 31
SP - 101
EP - 103
JO - Journal of Endodontics
JF - Journal of Endodontics
IS - 2
ER -