Hydrex and its effect on the pulp: Preliminary findings on the rat molar

The present study was performed on exposed pulps of rat molars capped with Hydrex. It is shown that Hydrex causes inflammation and necrosis of the pulp. Further clinicohistopathologic studies on the use of Hydrex should be encouraged, if it is assumed that human pulp may perhaps behave differently t...

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Published inOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 364 - 371
Main Authors Hirschfeld, Zvia, Sela, Jona, Ulmansky, Mario
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.1972
Subjects
Animals
Calcium Hydroxide - pharmacology
Dental Amalgam - pharmacology
Dental Pulp - drug effects
Dental Pulp Exposure
Dental Pulp Necrosis - chemically induced
Dentin, Secondary - chemically induced
Molar
Periapical Abscess - chemically induced
Rats
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Summary:The present study was performed on exposed pulps of rat molars capped with Hydrex. It is shown that Hydrex causes inflammation and necrosis of the pulp. Further clinicohistopathologic studies on the use of Hydrex should be encouraged, if it is assumed that human pulp may perhaps behave differently than rat molar pulp.
ISSN:0030-4220
1878-2175
DOI:10.1016/0030-4220(72)90432-X