Pulpotomy and partial pulpectomy procedures in monkey teeth using cross-linked collagen-calcium phosphate gel.
Cross-linked collagen-calcium phosphate gel can be used to induce regeneration and calcification of pulp tissue within teeth of rhesus monkeys. This nontoxic gel is resorbed and replaced by vascularized cellular hard tissue resembling dentin or cementum. Possible mechanisms for calcified tissue formation are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000502:physiology; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000502:physiology*; D005782:Gels; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D011670:Pulpectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011672:Pulpotomy; D012038:Regeneration; D014945:Wound Healing
D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D005782:Gels; D003094:Collagen