The effect of calcium hydroxide placement on pH and calcium concentration in periapical environment: An in vitro study
Aims: Comparing the calcium concentration and pH levels of Ca(OH) 2 medicament placing in pulp chamber and root canal. Materials and Methods: Ninety-nine extracted human mandibular second premolars were instrumented to size #40 k file. Nine teeth served as the control group and the remaining teeth w...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Aims: Comparing the calcium concentration and pH levels of Ca(OH) 2 medicament placing in pulp chamber and root canal. Materials and Methods: Ninety-nine extracted human mandibular second premolars were instrumented to size #40 k file. Nine teeth served as the control group and the remaining teeth were assigned into two groups. Group 1-Ca(OH) 2 was placed in the dried pulp chamber, while root canals remained wet with normal saline; group 2-Ca(OH) 2 was placed in dried root canals. In control group, canals remained wet without medication. Each group was divided into 3 sub-groups of 15 teeth in which pH and calcium concentration were measured in three intervals of 2 days, 1 week, and 2 weeks by pH meter and atomic absorption spectrometer system, respectively. Findings were assessed using Kruskal-Wallis and t-test. Results: At 1 and 2 weeks, the calcium concentration had increased without being significantly different from Ca(OH) 2 placed either in the root canal or in the pulp chamber. Ca(OH) 2 placed in the pulp chamber or root canal provided similar pH values (P=0.362). Conclusions: Placing Ca(OH) 2 in pulp chamber is as effective as placing it in the root canal. |
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| Item Description: | 0970-9290 1998-3603 10.4103/0970-9290.100431 |