Development of new adhesive pulp capping materials.
The pulp capping materials currently available do not adhere to dentine but cover it and therefore extensive removal of tooth tissue is necessary to expose sufficient dentine for the adhesives used to secure the restoration (the adhesives do not adhere to the capping material). The authors describe how two new pulp capping materials have been developed, which combine the properties required for pulp capping with an ability to adhere to dentine.
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Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Manchester Dental Hospital.
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