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Table 4 Solubility of Biodentine and ProRoot MTA in PBS buffer

From: An in vitro study of different material properties of Biodentine compared to ProRoot MTA

Material

1 min

10 min

1 h

24 h

72 h

28 d

 

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Biodentine

0.162

(0.170)

0.253

(0.144)

1.367

(0.264)

3.415

(0.684)

3.274

(1.075)

- 0.053

(0.669)

ProRoot MTA

- 0.029

(0.222)

0.077

(0.074)

- 0.688

(0.098)

- 2.871

(0.256)

- 5.187

(1.019)

- 5.383

(0.501)

p-value

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

  1. Given are the mean percentages with SD of weight loss for each material and for each immersion period. The differences were significantly different (p < 0.0001; t-test). Negative values mean an increase in weight.