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industry report | Fig. 1d Fig. 1e Therefore, Produits Dentaires introduced a uni- versal carrier system for clinical and surgical MTA placement. Its Micro-Apical Placement (MAP) Sys- tem offers different application points for every clin- ical situation. The Intro Kit and the Universal Kit are for orthograde obturation and the Surgical Kit for ret- rograde obturation. New NiTi Memory Shape tips can be manually shaped to any required curvature. After autoclave sterilisation, the needle returns to its ini- tial shape. With the use of the MAP System, proper placement of MTA has become an easy task for every dentist. In combination with the MAP System, Produits Dentaires offers a white MTA specially developed for placement with the MAP System. The optimised practical size means economical application for each treatment. There are many indications for the PD MTA White, and with the MAP System, proper placement is easy in every situation. Pulp capping Vital pulp therapy has become more popular in re- cent years. Calcium hydroxide has been the most common material for pulp capping, but MTA has Fig. 2a Fig. 2b Fig. 2c Fig. 2d Fig. 2e Fig. 2f Fig. 2g Figs. 2a–g: (a) Endodontically treated tooth with fistula. (b) After retreatment, the tooth showed an open apex. (c) MTA application with the MAP System and PD MTA White. Condensation of the MTA with pluggers (d) or paper points (e). (f) MTA plug. (g) Post-op radiograph showing the MTA plug and the reconstruction with a fibre post. roots 1 2018 21