Elemental chemical composition and phase analysis by means of PIXE, DSC, TGA, and DRX of MTA Angelus® and a white Portland cement

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Abigailt Flores Ledesma
Federico H Barceló Santana
Lauro Bucio Galindo
Jesús Ángel Arenas Alatorre
José Luis Ruvalcaba Sil

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Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is a cement mainly used to seal tooth perforations; this is due to the fact that it hardens when in presence of humidity. It is composed of Portland cement and Bismuth trioxide. Objective: To analyze and compare with PIXE, DSC, TGA and DRX elementary chemical and phase composition of MTA Angelus® cement with a white Portland cement (WPC).
Material and methods: MTA Angelus® white and a white Portland cement were analyzed with PIXE in a particle accelerator, phase analyses were conducted with XRD contrasting peaks with those in the ICDD database. DSC was conducted in a calorimeter up to 900 oC. Results: PIXE detected the following as greater percentage
elements: aluminum, silica and calcium for both cements.
Differences were found with sulfur percentages; Bismuth was only detected in MTA Angelus®. Trace elements of copper and strontium were detected in MTA Angelus® and zirconium in WPC. Relationship between silica-calcium and silica-aluminum was similar in both cements. In both cements, three crystalline phases were detected: dicalcium silicate, tricalcium silicate and tricalcium aluminate. Nevertheless, Bismite was identifi ed in MTA Angelus® and calcium sulfate in the form of gypsum in WPC, this was corroborated with DSC technique. Conclusions: In MTA Angelus®, low gypsum amounts were observed by means of calorimetry. In both cements, crystalline phases and elemental chemical composition were similar.

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Flores Ledesma, A., Barceló Santana, F. H., Bucio Galindo, L., Arenas Alatorre, J. Ángel, & Ruvalcaba Sil, J. L. (2016). Elemental chemical composition and phase analysis by means of PIXE, DSC, TGA, and DRX of MTA Angelus® and a white Portland cement. Revista Odontológica Mexicana Órgano Oficial De La Facultad De Odontología UNAM, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rodmex.2016.08.015
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Abigailt Flores Ledesma

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Editora de la Revista Ódontológica Mexicana. Órgano Oficial de la Facultad de Odontología, UNAM.