A comparative study of white and grey mineral trioxide aggregate as pulp capping agents in dog's teeth.
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is widely used for different perforation repairs, root-end filling, pulp capping and many other endodontic procedures. Because of potential discoloration effect of gray MTA, white MTA has been introduced into endodontic treatment for the same purposes. This study examined the dental pulp responses in dogs to both types of MTA used as a pulp-capping agent. The pulps of 24 teeth of four male dogs were exposed with a No.1 round bur and capped with either gray or white MTA. Histologic analysis was performed one and 2 weeks after treatment. Calcified bridge could be seen 1 week after treatment with both types of MTA, with no significant differences between the two treatments.
Parirokh
Masoud
M
Endodontics Department, Kerman Dental School, Kerman, Iran.
Asgary
Saeed
S
Eghbal
Mohammad Jafar
MJ
Stowe
Sally
S
Eslami
Behnam
B
Eskandarizade
Ali
A
Shabahang
Shahrokh
S
D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003116:Color; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000187:drug effects*; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate