Chemical Composition and Porosity Characteristics of Various Calcium Silicate-Based Endodontic Cements

Table 1

Names and compositions of calcium silicate-based endodontic cements which were used in this study.

Products	Compositions
MTA-angelus (Londrina, PR, Brazil)	Tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate, tetracalcium aluminoferrite, bismuth oxide (MSDS)
Bioaggregate (Diadent, Burnaby, Canada)	Tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, tantalum pentoxide, calcium phosphate monobasic, amorphous silicon oxide (MSDS)
Biodentine (Septodont, St. Maur-des-Fossés, France)	Tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, calcium carbonate and oxide, iron oxide, zirconium oxide [21]
MM-MTA (MicroMega, Besançon, France)	Mixture of several mineral oxides and bismuth oxides (MSDS)
Ortho MTA (BioMTA, Seoul, Korea)	Calcium carbonate, silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, dibismuth trioxide (MSDS)
ProRoot MTA (Dentsply, Tulsa, OK, USA)	Portland cement, bismuth oxide (MSDS)