The Compressive Strength of Nano Alpha-Tricalcium Phosphate as Pulp Capping Material Prototype
Selviana Wulansari, Muhammad Rakha Gustiawan

Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Trisakti
Undergraduate student at Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Trisakti

Abstract

Background: Pulp capping is a dental treatment to prolong pulp vitality by applying biocompatible materials to the dental pulp. The selection of a pulp capping material with high compressive strength properties is crucial because the oral environment is subjected to repeated functional and para-functional stresses. Objective: To determine the differences in compressive strength of three prototype groups of pulp capping materials with different percentages of materials and one control positive group (TgCaviliner). Method: The object of the study was TgCaviliner and nano &#945--tricalcium phosphate-based pulp cap prototype materials that were light cured in a cylindrical mold with a diameter of 4 mm and a thickness of 6 mm. The molded samples were removed and stored for 24 hours. After storage, the samples were tested for compressive strength using a Universal Testing Machine (UTM). Data from the compressive strength test were subjected to Shapiro-Wilk normality test, one way ANOVA, and Tukey post hoc test. Result: The compressive strengths of the three groups of nano &#945--tricalcium phosphate-based pulp cap prototype materials were different. The compressive strength decreased as the percentage content of nano &#945--tricalcium phosphate decreased, but the results (between treatment groups) were not significant. Conclusions: The results of the compressive strength test obtained an average value that exceeded the minimum limit required by the liner material of 5 MPa (ISO 3107 2011).

Keywords: Compressive strength, Nano &#945--Tricalcium Phosphate, Nanofiller, Pulp Capping

Topic: Conservative Dentistry