Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is a treatment option that may provide successful outcomes for the capping of carious pulp exposures in adult patients. However, the success measured as pulp survival over a period of one and two years of pulp caps performed by undergraduate dental students may be low.

Why MTA is used in pulp capping?

The Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA), introduced by Torabinejad about 20 years ago,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 retains resistance to bacterial infiltration and can effectively protect the pulp, hastening its repair and maintaining tooth vitality if used correctly and in combination with an adequate coronal restoration.

Can we use MTA as a pulp capping?

MTA is a new and biocompatible biomaterial used for dental practice. It has been proved to be an excellent material for repairing of root perforations, apexification, root-end filling, repairing of root resorption and pulp capping.