Pulpal response to a calcium hydroxide material for capping exposures.
Two calcium hydroxide cements, Dycal and Life, were compared as direct pulp-capping agents in forty teeth of two beagle dogs. Both materials produced similar responses after observation periods of 4 and 12 weeks. It was noted that the response in one animal were less favorable, but the reason could not be demonstrated.
D000818:Animals; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000187:drug effects; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping; D003804:Dentin / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D008903:Minerals / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors
D003764:Dental Materials; D008903:Minerals; C025702:Dycal; C040408:Life (dental material); D002126:Calcium Hydroxide