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Antibody formation to dog pulp tissue altered by a paste containing paraformaldehyde
Author(s) -
WU M.K.,
Wang M.E.,
Chang S.P.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1989.tb00911.x
Subject(s) - paraformaldehyde , pulpotomy , pulp (tooth) , saline , antibody , chemistry , antigen , dentistry , medicine , immunology , endocrinology , organic chemistry
Summary. Pulpotomy treatment was performed weekly on the teeth of four dogs for 5 weeks. Antibody formation to pulp tissue altered by parafor‐maldehyde paste within the pulp cavity was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (elisa). The results indicated that the reaction between antigen and antibody did occur when pre‐treatment or post‐treatment serum reacted with the antigen of either the pulp tissue incubated with saline or that incubated with paraformaldehyde paste. No evidence was found to prove that antibody formation was related to the pulpotomy treatment with paraformaldehyde paste.