Table 1 The manufacturers’ disclosed information about the capping materials
From: Evaluation of removal efficiency of capping materials used in pulp revascularization in vitro
Capping material information | Powder compositions | Radiopacifier | Powder Color | Liquid ingredients | Setting type & durations | Mixing instruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ProRootMTA Lot# 0000212745 Expire date: 2022/09 Dentsply Sirona, Tulsa Dental Specialities, Johnson City, TN, USA | Tricalcium silicate, Dicalcium silicate, Tricalcium aluminate, Tetracalcium aluminoferrite, Free calcium oxide, Bismuth oxide | Bismuth oxide | White | ProRoot liquid in micro-dose ampoule | Slow-setting Initial: 74 min Final: 165 min | 0.5 g pouches of powder + pre-measured unit dose of water at 3:1 powder-to-liquid ratio (mixed manually) |
RetroMTA Lot# 1604D15 Expire date: 2022/07 BioMTA, Yuseong-gu, Daejon, Korea | Calcium carbonate, silicon oxide, hydraulic calcium zirconia complex, aluminum oxide | Zirconium oxide | White | RetroMTA liquid in micro-dose ampoule | Flash-setting Initial: 150‐180 s Final: 360 min | The 0.3 g powder pours onto the three drops of its liquid and wets it gently for 20 s. when the shiny surface disappears, the gel-form is applied (mixed manually) |
BioDentine Lot#: B24412 Expire date: 2022/09 Septodont, Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, Cedex, France | Tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, calcium carbonate, zirconium oxide, calcium oxide, iron oxide | Zirconium oxide | White | 0.2 g water-based calcium chloride as the setting accelerator in micro-dose ampoule | Flash-setting Initial: 9-12 min Final: 45 min | 5 drops of liquid pours into the 0.7 g capsule of powder, then mixed for 30 s at 4000-rpm |