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Biocompatibility Evaluation of Four Dentin Adhesives Used as Indirect Pulp Capping Materials
Olga Cortés1, Antonia Alcaina1, Antonia Bernabé1
1Clínica Odontológica, Universidad de Murcia, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Spain.
Background:
In many cases, the indirect pulp treatment (IPT) is an acceptable treatment for deciduous teeth with reversible pulp inflammation. Various medicaments have been used for IPT, ranging from calcium hydroxide and glass ionomers to dentin adhesives.
Objective:
This in vitro trial aimed to measure cytotoxicity in a cell culture, comparing the following four adhesives: Xeno® V (XE), Excite® F DSC (EX), Adhese® OneF (AD) and Prime & Bond NT (PB).
Materials And Methods:
The adhesives were prepared according to the manufacturer's instructions. After 24 hours of exposure, the cell viability was evaluated using a photometrical test (MTT test). Data were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Results:
Adhesives, the main component of which was 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), were found to be less cytotoxic, while those that included the monomer urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA were the most cytotoxic) in their composition. The effects on cell viability assay varied between the adhesives assayed with statistically significant differences.
Conclusions:
The results may support the argument that Adhese® OneF is the least cytotoxic of the adhesives assayed, and may be considered as an adhesive agent for indirect pulp treatment. However, Prime and Bond NT showed a reduced biocompatibility under the same conditions.
