title: Response of the pulp of dogs to capping with mineral trioxide aggregate or a calcium hydroxide cement.
abstract: This study was conducted to observe the response of dogs' dental pulp to mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and a calcium hydroxide cement when used as pulp capping materials. After the pulps of 30 teeth were exposed, they were capped with either MTA or a calcium hydroxide cement. Histological analysis was performed 2 months after treatment. Results showed a healing process with complete tubular dentin bridge formation and no inflammation in any of the pulps capped with MTA. On the other hand, only five specimens from the calcium hydroxide cement group formed a complete dentin bridge. In this experimental group, pulp inflammation was observed in all but three cases. In conclusion, MTA exhibited better results than the calcium hydroxide cement for the capping of the pulp in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Curso de Odontologia, ULBRA, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Faraco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Holland
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000818:Animals; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000187:drug effects*; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping / Q000379:methods*; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008903:Minerals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010087:Oxides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011671:Pulpitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D017640:Silicates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003738:Dental Cements; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008903:Minerals; D010087:Oxides; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; C025702:Dycal; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide