Clinical applications

Abstract

When MTA was introduced in 1993, it was initially employed in cases of root perforations and as a retrograde filling material. Eventually, its uses were broadened, and it started being used in several clinical situations in which calcium hydroxide was employed. With the passage of time, other indications for the use of the material evolved, and it is currently used in direct or indirect pulp capping, pulpotomy, root perforation repair, internal and external resorptions, endodontic treatment, incomplete root formation, apical plug, deciduous tooth, dens in dente, and revascularization. For successful use, it is important to know the mechanism of action and the correct way of employing the material. This chapter describes the different clinical applications of MTA in endodontic treatments, traumatic injuries, and complications in endodontic procedures.