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Radiographic evaluation of intraosseous implants of endodontic materials
B M Woodhouse1, N W Savage, F N Monsour
1Department of Oral Biology and Oral Surgery, University of Queensland, Australia.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|February 1, 1991
Summary
Formaldehyde and phenol-based endodontic agents may cause bone issues in deciduous teeth. Glutaraldehyde-containing agents show better tissue tolerance and bone healing compared to traditional options.
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Endodontics
- Oral Surgery
Background:
- Cyst development after deciduous tooth endodontics has been reported.
- The osseous response to common endodontic medicaments requires further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the radiographic osseous response to formaldehyde- or phenol-based endodontic materials.
- To compare the tissue tolerance of different endodontic agents in deciduous teeth.
Main Methods:
- Standardized radiographic techniques were used.
- Endodontic medicaments in Teflon carriers were implanted between feline deciduous teeth and permanent successors.
- Radiolucency and bony healing were assessed around implants.
Main Results:
- Formocresol and Kri-paste implants showed persistent radiolucency and sequestration, respectively.
- Zinc oxide-eugenol and glutaraldehyde implants demonstrated apparent bony healing.
- Glutaraldehyde-containing agents exhibited greater tissue tolerance.
Conclusions:
- Traditional endodontic agents like formocresol may elicit adverse osseous responses.
- Glutaraldehyde-based medicaments appear to be a more tissue-tolerant alternative for deciduous teeth endodontics.