Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases-8 and Myeloperoxidase in Pulp Tissue after Pulpotomy with Calcium Silicate Cements

• Main Authors: Nayara Nery de Oliveira Cunha (Author), Marina Azevedo Junqueira (Author), Leopoldo Cosme-Silva (Author), Laís da Silveira Terra Santos (Author), George Augusto Veloso de Oliveira (Author), Rafael Tobias Moretti Neto (Author), Denismar Alves Nogueira (Author), Maísa Ribeiro Pereira Lima Brigagão (Author), Ana Beatriz da Silveira Moretti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB), 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the pulp tissue of rat molars after pulpotomies with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), BiodentineTM (BDT) and calcium hydroxide (CH) mixed with sterile saline solution (24 hours, 72 hours, 7 days and 15 days), through correlating MPO activity with active neutrophils and MMP8 a...