title: Cytotoxicity of endodontic irrigants containing calcium hydroxide and sodium lauryl sulphate on fibroblasts derived from mouse L929 cell line.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity of root canal irrigating solutions containing calcium hydroxide and sodium lauryl sulphate on fibroblasts derived from L929 cell line. Saturated calcium hydroxide aqueous solution (CH), sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) and SLS associated with calcium hydroxide (HCT20) were diluted with sterile distilled water at 50%, 20%, 10% and 5% concentrations. Minimum essential medium (MEM) served as the control group. The cytotoxicity of the solutions was evaluated on L929 mouse fibroblast cell line, at 4 and 24 h of contact time by the 51Cr radiotracer method. Data were compared and statistical inferences were made with the chi-square test. In all analysis, significance level was set at 5%. CH and HCT20 showed toxicity at 50% concentration, while at concentrations lower than 50% these solutions showed cell tolerance. SLS was cytotoxic at all concentrations. In conclusion, the association of calcium hydroxide and SLS (HCT20) combines the beneficial properties of these solutions and was not harmful to the fibroblast cell line, seeming to be a suitable endodontic irrigating solution.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, University of Brasília, Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sérgio Valmor
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Cristiane Maria Sodré
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Barroso
authors.forename: Patrícia Alvarez
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000633:toxicity; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects; D007739:L Cells; D051379:Mice; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000633:toxicity*; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide