Abstract
The objective of the present study was to compare solubility and pH of 6 direct pulp capping materials.
Specimens of each material – i.e., Dycal, Calcicur, Calcimol LC, TheraCal LC, MTA Angelus and ProRoot MTA – were prepared and immersed in water. Solubility was determined after 24 hours and 2 months and analyzed statistically using a 1-way ANOVA and post hoc Tukey test. pH values were measured 3 and 24 hours after manipulation.
All direct pulp capping materials showed low solubility; the pH of tested materials ranged from 10 to 12 and showed a nonsignificant increase/reduction after 24 hours.
Within the limitations of this in vitro study, the direct pulp capping materials studied showed different solubility even if no changes were recorded over time. All of the materials showed a very alkaline pH.
J Appl Biomater Funct Mater 2015; 13(2): e181 - e185
Article Type: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
DOI:10.5301/jabfm.5000230
Authors
Claudio Poggio, Marco Lombardini, Marco Colombo, Riccardo Beltrami, Simonetta RindiArticle History
- • Accepted on 06/05/2014
- • Available online on 23/05/2015
- • Published online on 04/07/2015
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Authors
- Poggio, Claudio [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1, * Corresponding Author ([email protected])
- Lombardini, Marco [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1
- Colombo, Marco [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 1
- Beltrami, Riccardo [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 2
- Rindi, Simonetta [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 3
Affiliations
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Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences – Section of Dentistry, University of Pavia, Pavia - Italy -
Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences – Section of Statistics, University of Pavia, Pavia - Italy -
Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia - Italy
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