Antibacterial activities and mineral induction abilities of proprietary MTA cements.

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) cements are used in direct pulp capping and many other applications, and several types of these products have been commercialized. The aim of this study was to examine the antibacterial effects and mineral induction abilities of three conventional MTA cements and one resin-modified MTA cement. Agar diffusion tests revealed that, after setting, all four cements exhibited little antibacterial effects against Enterococcus faecalis and Streptococcus mutans, with no significant differences among the materials. After 24 h, E. faecalis and S. mutans suspensions incubated in the presence of each cement did not exhibit reduced numbers of viable bacteria, compared with those same bacterial suspensions incubated without any cement; this indicated that none of the cements inhibited bacterial growth. Furthermore, the resin-modified MTA cement exhibited lower mineral induction ability, compared with that of the three conventional MTA cements.

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Masayoshi Morita, Haruaki Kitagawa, Katsuya Nakayama, Ranna Kitagawa, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Satoshi Imazato. Antibacterial activities and mineral induction abilities of proprietary MTA cements. Dental materials journal. 2021 Mar 31;40(2):297-303

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