Emphasis has shifted from the "doomed" organ concept of an exposed pulp to one of hope and recovery. The era of vital-pulp therapy has been greatly enhanced with the introduction of various pulp capping materials. The aim of this article is to summarize and discuss about the various and newer pulp capping materials used for protection of the dentin-pulp complex.

This paper addresses the use of cellulose strips (softwood pulp) as a method for studying the decomposition of soil organic matter. The eight study sites were located in four forested catchments in Finland (between 61°–69°N). The sites comprised mineral soil and peat soil plots subjected to minimal anthropogenic influence. The cellulose strips were placed on the soil surface, on the surface and...

Surinam cherry is a native fruit tree with market potential. However, the pulp yield can be impaired by size of seed. At UTFPR there genotype which produces seedless fruits, that intensify use this species in orchards, and it important to analyze quality produced fruit. The aim study was determine fruits from pirenic apirenic accessions (Eugenia uniflora). In 2012, 2013 2015, 40 ripe were colle...

The quality loss and shelf life of cherry tomatoes stored in different types commercially available bio-based packaging trays were analysed compared with the reference materials, corrugated cardboard recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET). During storage under conditions reflecting points a regional German supply chain, typical parameters investigated. Surface bacterial counts materials inv...

BACKGROUND Successful pulp regeneration depends on identification of pulp stem cells capable of differentiation under odontoblastic lineage and producing pulp-dentinal like structure. Recent studies demonstrate that platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) plays an important role in damage repair and tissue regeneration. The aim of this study was to identify a subpopulation of dental pulp cells re...

Captive and wild African elephants frequently suffer tusk fractures. Several institutions shorten the tusks of captive elephants to reduce fractures and injury as a result of behaviour within enclosures. Fracturing or coronal amputations that expose pulp lead to pain for the elephant. Estimating coronal pulp lengths may thus help to minimise the risk of pulp exposure during amputations. We aime...

Dental pulp testing is a useful and essential diagnostic aid in endodontics. Pulp sensibility tests include thermal and electric tests, which extrapolate pulp health from sensory response. Whilst pulp sensibility tests are the most commonly used in clinical practice, they are not without limitations and shortcomings. Pulp vitality tests attempt to examine the presence of pulp blood flow, as thi...

Regeneration of dental pulp after pulpectomy was accomplished recently by autologous transplantation of dental pulp stem/ progenitor cells into the root canal. The identical patterns of qualitative and quantitative protein and mRNA expression in the regenerated pulp and normal pulp demonstrated complete pulp regeneration. The lack of tissue specific markers in the dental pulp is a major challen...

Tomato was evaluated for its liver protective role against carbon tetrachloride (CCl ) induced liver 4 damage in Wister albino rats. Animals were orally treated with tomato pulp (20 and 40 mL/kg body weight) for seven days followed by intraperitoneal injection (2 ml/kg) of 50% v/v CC1 on the last day. The degree of 4 protection was determined by measuring levels of serum biochemical parameters ...

Vital Pulp Protection and Therapy (VPPT) is the treatment that maintains pulp tissue in a healthy and functional state, whenever the dentin-pulp complex has been compromised by caries, trauma or restorative procedures. Pulp vitality and function is not essential for mature tooth survival. Mature permanent teeth without a vital pulp can survive for a long time after a successful endodontic treat...