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

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">MTA-angelus</td><td class="align_center">Bioaggregate</td><td class="align_center">Biodentine</td><td class="align_center">MM-MTA</td><td class="align_center">Ortho MTA</td><td class="align_center">ProRoot MTA</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>S</i><sub><i>A</i></sub></td><td class="align_center">6.2</td><td class="align_center">5.5</td><td class="align_center">4.0</td><td class="align_center">3.5</td><td class="align_center">4.5</td><td class="align_center">3.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>V</i><sub>pore</sub></td><td class="align_center">0.016</td><td class="align_center">0.014</td><td class="align_center">0.0080</td><td class="align_center">0.0086</td><td class="align_center">0.014</td><td class="align_center">0.0097</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>d</i><sub>pore</sub></td><td class="align_center">9.3</td><td class="align_center">11.9</td><td class="align_center">13.5</td><td class="align_center">21.5</td><td class="align_center">11.1</td><td class="align_center">17.3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div><i>S</i><sub><i>A</i></sub>: specific surface area (m<sup>2</sup>/g) calculated by BET equation; <i>V</i><sub>pore</sub>: pore volume (cm<sup>3</sup>/g) calculated by BJH equation; <i>d</i><sub>pore</sub>: pore diameter (nm) calculated by BJH equation.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Porosity in tested calcium silicate-based endodontic cements.</div>

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Table 2: Chemical Composition and Porosity Characteristics of Various Calcium Silicate-Based Endodontic Cements 