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Development of a Direct Pulp-capping Model for the Evaluation of Pulpal Wound Healing and Reparative Dentin Formation in Mice
Published on: January 12, 2017
Pulp capping material is an important prognostic factor for direct pulp capping in permanent teeth
Marisa Maltz1, Luana Severo Alves
1Odontology Doctor, Professor, Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Article Title And Bibliographic Information:
Prognostic factors for clinical outcomes according to time after direct pulp capping. Cho SY, Seo DG, Lee SJ, Lee J, Lee SJ, Jung IY. J Endod 2013 Mar;39(3):327-31.
Reviewers:
Marisa Maltz, DDS, MSc, Odontology Doctor,Luana Severo Alves, DDS, MSc, PhD PURPOSE/QUESTION: Permanent teeth with cariously exposed pulps were treated with direct pulp capping and monitored over time in order to assess the treatment outcome and the potential factors contributing to the pulpal survival
Source Of Funding:
The study was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2010-0005090 and 2011-0028067) TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study
Level Of Evidence:
Level 2: Limited-quality patient-oriented evidence (cohort study)
Strength Of Recommendation Grade:
Not applicable.
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