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Use Of A Portland Cement Accelerator With Mineral Trioxide Aggregate, M. Scott Monts
Use Of A Portland Cement Accelerator With Mineral Trioxide Aggregate, M. Scott Monts
Theses and Dissertations
The use of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) is gaining popularity among clinicians. Despite the many ideal qualities it possesses, it is often difficult to manipulate and often requires a second appointment for placement of a restoration to allow for setting. If the time to set of MTA can be accelerated to a single appointment time frame without significantly altering its properties, then MTA may gain even wider acceptance. The purpose of this study is to identify the percentage of a Portland Cement Accelerator (PCA), that when added to MTA, will decrease the time to set of MTA towards a single …