title: Pulp-dissolving ability of several endodontic irrigants: a spectrophotometric evaluation.
abstract: The aim of this study is to test the dissolving action of different concentrations of NaOCl (0.5%, 2.5% and 5%) and EDTA 17% on bovine pulp tissue, testing solutions at three different times (1, 5, 10 minutes), 100 mg.of dental pulp placed into a becker with 20 ml of solution was evaluated using a spectrophotometer. A solution of NaOCl 5% showed the highest solubility value. Samples treated with 2.5% NaOCl showed solubility values of 0.98 in one minute, 29.1 in five minutes and 57 in ten minutes. Groups treated with NaOCl 0.5% showed small dissolving modifications. 17% EDTA showed the lowest values of solubility. 5% NaOCl solution showed highest pulp dissolving ability, even a 2.5% solution showed high dissolving ability but in longer times.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Sciences, University of Chieti, Italy. cdarcang@unich.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Arcangelo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Nardo Di Maio
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stracci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spoto
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Malagnino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caputi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000378:metabolism*; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004492:Edetic Acid; D004708:Endodontics; D005260:Female; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D012995:Solubility; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D004492:Edetic Acid; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite