[Comparison of calcium hydroxide and chlorhexidine as intracanal medications in endodontics: review of the literature].
Calcium hydroxide has found its use in endodontic treatments. On the other hand, chlorhexidine is more and more proposedfor uses in clinical endodontics. Could chlorhexidine surpass calcium hydroxide and what are the benefits of chlorhexidine? This literature overview concludes that both medications are useful and that further studies are necessary before chosing one above the other.
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Service de Dentisterie Conservatrice et Endodontie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate, 10/5721, 1200 Bruxelles.
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Van Nieuwenhuysen
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