
The aim of this study was to evaluate the pH, calcium ion release, setting time, and solubility of white mineral trioxide aggregate (WMTA) and white Portland cement (WPC) combined with the following radiopacifying agents: bismuth oxide (BO), calcium tungstate (CT), and zirconium oxide (ZO).Fifty acrylic teeth with root-end filling material were immersed in ultrapure water for measurement of pH and calcium release (atomic absorption spectrophotometry) at 3, 24, 72, and 168 hours. For evaluation of setting time, each material was analyzed according to the American Society for Testing and Materials guidelines 266/08. The solubility test was performed according to American National Standards Institute/American Dental Association specification no. 57/2000. Solubility, setting time, and pH values were compared by using analysis of variance and Tukey test, and the values of calcium release were compared by the Kruskal-Wallis and Miller tests. The significance level was set at 5%.The pH and calcium release were higher at 3 and 24 hours. WPC was the material with the higher values for both properties. WMTA had the greatest solubility among all materials (P < .05). All radiopacifiers increased the setting time of WPC, and WMTA had the shortest setting time among all materials (P < .05).All materials released calcium ions. Except for WPC/CT at 168 hours, all materials promoted an alkaline pH. On the basis of the obtained results, ZO and CT can be considered as potential radiopacifying agents to be used in combination with Portland cement.
Time Factors, Chemical Phenomena, alkali, zirconium, Contrast Media, Dental Cements, Alkalies, Diffusion, aluminum derivative, Materials Testing, atomic absorption spectrometry, Aluminum Compounds, comparative study, time, mineral trioxide aggregate, silicate, pH, diffusion, Temperature, Physicochemical Phenomena, Oxides, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Drug Combinations, Portland cement, calcium tungstate, water, drug combination, radiopacifying agents, bismuth oxide, chemistry, physico-chemical properties, contrast medium, tungsten derivative, zirconium oxide, bismuth, physical chemistry, Humans, human, materials testing, calcium, calcium derivative, 660, solubility, Silicates, Spectrophotometry, Atomic, humidity, tooth cement, temperature, Humidity, Calcium Compounds, Solubility, MTA, Calcium, oxide, Bismuth
Time Factors, Chemical Phenomena, alkali, zirconium, Contrast Media, Dental Cements, Alkalies, Diffusion, aluminum derivative, Materials Testing, atomic absorption spectrometry, Aluminum Compounds, comparative study, time, mineral trioxide aggregate, silicate, pH, diffusion, Temperature, Physicochemical Phenomena, Oxides, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Drug Combinations, Portland cement, calcium tungstate, water, drug combination, radiopacifying agents, bismuth oxide, chemistry, physico-chemical properties, contrast medium, tungsten derivative, zirconium oxide, bismuth, physical chemistry, Humans, human, materials testing, calcium, calcium derivative, 660, solubility, Silicates, Spectrophotometry, Atomic, humidity, tooth cement, temperature, Humidity, Calcium Compounds, Solubility, MTA, Calcium, oxide, Bismuth
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