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AIM: To examine the effect of reduction in MTA particle size on dento-alveolar and osseous healing in dogs. METHODOLOGY: Root canals of 24 mandibular premolars in four 2-year-old beagles were prepared and filled with gutta-percha and sealer. Two to four weeks later, during periapical surgery, the root-end cavity preparations in these teeth were filled with either grey ProRoot MTA or modified (reduced particle sizes with faster setting time) MTA. The animals were sacrificed 4 months later. Degrees of inflammation, type of inflammatory cells, fibrous connective tissue adjacent to the root-end filling materials, cementum formation over the resected roots and root-end filling materials and bone healing were examined. Data were analysed using the McNemar test. RESULTS: No significant differences in healing of periapical tissues were found when comparing ProRoot MTA to a modified MTA containing reduced particle sizes. CONCLUSION: Reducing the particle sizes of MTA did not impact its biological properties.
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Compostos de Alumínio/farmacologia , Compostos de Cálcio/farmacologia , Óxidos/farmacologia , Tecido Periapical/efeitos dos fármacos , Materiais Restauradores do Canal Radicular/farmacologia , Tratamento do Canal Radicular , Silicatos/farmacologia , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Dente Pré-Molar/cirurgia , Cães , Combinação de Medicamentos , Guta-Percha/farmacologia , Mandíbula , Tamanho da PartículaRESUMO
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