MTA Angelus

Reparative endodontic cement composed of several mineral oxides and constituted by thin hydrophilic particles. When mixed with water it initially forms a gel which achieves a rigid set within 10 to 15 minutes, shorter time than amalgam and zinc oxide-eugenol cements. Kit contains 5 x .1gm applications of white MTA and 3 ml of distilled water and scoop.

Indication • Treatment of root canal and furcation perforations • Sealing of internal resorption • Surgical treatment of root perforation due to internal resorption • Reverse filling in periapical surgery • Direct pulp capping and pulpotomy (permanent and deciduous teeth). • Apexigenesis (induction of root development in vital teeth with an inflamed coronal pulp) • Apexification (induction of formation of a mineralized barrier at the root tip of young permanent teeth with incomplete root development and a necrotic pulp) • Intracoronal sealing prior to internal bleaching of root canal treated teeth. • Apical plug prior to root canal filling in case of wide apex.

Characteristic and Benefits • Ions Calcium Release: enhances formation of mineralized tissues; provides biological seal of perforations and total repair of damaged periradicular tissues • Hydrophilic: can be used in humid areas without losing properties • High alkalinity: antibacterial properties • Low solubility: does not allow leakage • Calcium oxide: promotes tissue biocompatibility • Aggregated oxides: great compressive strength • High radiopacity: higher radiopacity than that of dentin, allowing excellent radiographic visualization • Setting time of 15 minutes: shorter setting time than similar cements