EFFECT OF ADDING PHYTIC ACID ON SETTING TIME AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF MTA CEMENT VERSUS UNMODIFIED MTA: AN IN VITRO STUDY | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Volume 71, Issue 4, October 2025, Pages 3249-3266 PDF (3.56 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2025.402661.3547 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Layla Mahmoud Bakir* 1; Amr Mohamed Rabeih El Sharawy2; Nour Habib3 | ||
| 1MSc Student, Dental Biomaterials, Cairo university, Egypt | ||
| 2Associate Professor, Biomaterials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University | ||
| 3Professor, Dental Biomaterials, Cairo University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of Phytic acid addition to MTA on its setting time and compressive strength. Materials and Methods: One hundred fifty-three discs of different mixtures of phytic acid and MTA were prepared and divided into three main groups (51 each). For each group, the following was measured: cell viability assay (n=3), bioactivity on three time intervals of 7, 14, and 28 days (n=3), calcium ion release at the same intervals of 7, 14, and 28 days (n=3 ), setting time (n=10), and compressive strength on two time intervals of 1 day and 7 days (n=10). Results: The results showed that 2.5% aqueous solution of phytic acid showed higher cell viability. However, 5% phytic acid showed higher calcium ion release and more bioactivity. The results also demonstrated a statistically significant difference between the setting time of the control group and 2.5% and 5% aqueous solutions of phytic acid (p<0.001), with the control group exhibiting the highest mean and the 2.5% aqueous solution of phytic acid showing the lowest. Also, the compressive strength showed a statistically significant difference between the three test groups at the two time intervals. The highest compressive strength was found in the control group, while the 2.5% aqueous solution of phytic acid group showed the lowest. Conclusions: Phytic acid had a great effect on shortening the setting time of MTA; however, there was an inverse effect on the compressive strength of MTA. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Phytic acid; setting time; MTA; compressive strength | ||
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