Pulp calcifications in patients with diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Pilar Araya (Author), Macarena Vega-Marcich (Author), Karla Olivares (Author), Carol Wilhelm (Author), Alain Manuel Chaple Gil (Author), Eduardo Fernández (Author), Mauricio Toro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Dental pulp cells have the capacity to respond to local and systemic stimuli by activating osteopontin, forming pulp calcifications, blocking root canals and modifying internal anatomy, in such a way that they intensify in people with diabetes mellitus. Objective: Determine whether the...