MTA	Mineral trioxide aggregate
GICs	Glass ionomer cements
UV	Ultraviolet
SEM	Scanning electron microscopy
EDX	Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer
FEG	Field-emission electron gun
FT-IR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
XRD	X-ray diffraction
G292	Human osteosarcoma cells
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NO	Nitric oxide
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor-beta
MC3T3-E1	Subclone 4 preosteoblast cells