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A quantitative comparison of the fill density of MTA produced by two placement techniques
Priscilla Yeung1, Frederick R Liewehr, Peter C Moon
1Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 23298, USA. frliewehr@vcu.edu
Abstract:
This study compared the fill density of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) produced by hand condensation with that produced by hand condensation with indirect ultrasonic (US) activation. Sixty acrylic blocks with straight or curved canals were instrumented to an apical size 45, and weighed with a digital electronic balance. In 30 randomly chosen specimens, the canal was filled with MTA by hand condensation and weighed. The MTA was removed; the canal was rinsed and dried, and refilled using hand condensation with indirect US activation. In the other 30 specimens, the procedure was carried out identically but in reverse order. The blocks were then reweighed. The weight of the MTA fill produced by the two placement methods in the two canal configurations was analyzed by a two-way ANOVA. Hand condensation with indirect US activation resulted in an MTA fill that was statistically significantly heavier, and thus denser, than that accomplished by hand condensation alone in both curved and straight canals (p < 0.0001).
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