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. 2024 Sep 22;16(9):e69906. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69906

Table 6. Microhardness of MTA after using Sodium hypochlorite as solvent.

MTA - Mineral Trioxide Aggregate NaOCl - Sodium Hypochlorite

MTA + NaOCl
  Upper (U) Lower (L)
S. No. U-Upper U-Lower L-Upper L-Lower
1 63.8 65.8 66.8 65.1
2 64.1 66.1 65.1 66.5
3 63.9 66.9 66.1 66.3
4 63.8 65.9 66.2 66.5
5 63.2 66.8 66.5 66.3
6 64.2 66.5 66.3 66.3
7 64.3 65.8 65.8 65.3
8 64.5 65.7 65.5 65.4
9 63.8 65.9 65.3 65.3
10 63.6 66.4 66.3 65.2
11 64.8 66.5 66.8 66.3
12 64.5 66.3 65.7 66.4
13 64.3 65.5 65.6 65.2
14 63.3 65.8 66.5 65.3
15 63.5 66.7 66.2 65.5