Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog tooth pulpotomy healing compared for two capping materials
By de Albuquerque, Diana Santana et al.·Published in Brazilian oral research·2006·Department of Endodontics·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Histologic evaluation of pulpotomy performed with ethyl-cyanoacrylate and calcium hydroxide.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs underwent a dental procedure called pulpotomy, where the damaged pulp inside their teeth was treated using either ethyl-cyanoacrylate or calcium hydroxide. After 30 days, both treatments successfully promoted the formation of a hard tissue barrier in the teeth, which is a positive sign of healing. However, calcium hydroxide showed slightly better results, with more teeth developing a continuous hard tissue barrier compared to ethyl-cyanoacrylate. Importantly, there were no signs of pulp death in any of the treated teeth.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate histological aspects of the pulp-dentin complex of dogs submitted to pulpotomy and capped with ethyl-cyanoacrylate and calcium hydroxide. Thirty dog teeth were divided into 2 groups of 15 as follows: Group 1 - ethyl-cyanoacrylate; Group 2 - calcium hydroxide. The pulpotomies were carried out following all of the treatment precautions recommended for dogs. After 30 days the specimens were submitted to histological preparation and were then blindly evaluated by a histologist. Data were analyzed statistically by the Fisher exact test, comparing the two groups. After 30 days, the presence of a hard tissue barrier was observed in 83.3% of Group 1, and in 100% of Group 2 (p = 0.478). A continuous hard tissue barrier was observed in 50% of the ethyl-cyanoacrylate group and 75% of the calcium hydroxide group (p = 0.652). It can be concluded that both materials induced hard tissue barrier formation, but Group 2 had a higher percentage than Group 1, with no significant statistical differences; the differences observed between the different barriers (continuous/non-continuous) were not significant between groups and there was no pulpal necrosis in either group.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17119705/