Objective: to obtain a histological comparison of tertiary dentin after indirect pulp capping procedures using calcium hydroxide or MTA in teeth with deep carious lesions, regarding its morphological characteristics and degree of inflammation induced in the dental pulp. We used 60 third molars with occlusal caries lesions from 30 patients of 17-26 years of age. Class I and II deep cavities were...

Pulpal respiration in second and third premolar dog teeth was measured by a radioisotope tracer determination. Dental amalgam, a zinc oxide and eugenol base, and a calcium hydroxide base were placed into a cavity preparation. Following a two-week period the teeth wer~ extracted intact. The pulp tissue was removed and suspended in a phosphate buffer saline solution (PBS) which 14C-succinic acid ...

INTRODUCTION The study included application of liners and dental composites in to cavities of six experimental animals-rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate rabbit dental pulp response to different liners. Methods Cavity preparation for class V were made on the maxillary central incisors and one lower incisor, while the second lower incisor served as...

Introduction: When it comes to pathological calcification one cannot avoid the fact that the extensive calcification in the plaque of the arteries is of special interest since it is considered to be one the most threatening diseases. Purose: The intention of the study is suggest through a review of the importance of denticles in patients with cardiovascular diseases. Materials and methods: The ...

Oral cavity is a very wide distributed ecosystem in which several hundred microbial species normally cohabit harmoniously. Under special conditions some micro-organism with a potential is promoted, leading to inflammation & infection by induced demineralization of dental enamel that normally constitutes an impermeable barrier that protects the underlying dentin and the connective tissue situate...

BACKGROUND Direct pulp capping involves the application of a dental material to seal communications between the exposed pulp and the oral cavity (mechanical and carious pulp exposures) in an attempt to act as a barrier, protect the dental pulp complex and preserve its vitality. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare, by the agar disc diffusion test, the antimicrobial activity of six ...

Traditional protocols involve the cleaning of the pulp chamber and root canals, the removal of bacteria and of the smear layer, and ultimately to the sealing of endodontic materials filling the pulp, and root lumen. Disinfection combined with mechanical enlargement allows occluding the lumen of the dental pulp with a central master cone, and lateral condensation using a series of small accessor...

Restorative and endodontic procedures have been recently developed in an attempt to preserve the vitality of dental pulp after exposure to external stimuli, such as caries infection or traumatic injury. When damage to dental pulp is reversible, pulp wound healing can proceed, whereas irreversible damage induces pathological changes in dental pulp, eventually requiring its removal. Nonvital teet...

I read with interest Rabbani et al’s paper entitled “Dental problems in hypophosphatemic rickets, a cross sectional study” in the fourth issue of Iran J Pediatr 2012[1]. Clinical oral manifestations of hypophosphatemic rickets often include premature tooth exfoliation, hypoplastic enamel and dental infections. Apical rarefaction, rickety bone trabeculation and absent or abnormal lamina dura are...

Placement of a restorative material in dentin produces the possibility of pulpal injury. In vitro studies have shown that the constituents of dental biomaterials have toxic potentials. In the clinical setting, there may be an immediate reaction of the pulp to, for example, acid etching and to the placement of a bonding agent; however, in most cases the remaining dentin serves as protection agai...