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Secondary dentin in replanted teeth — a histometric study
Author(s) -
Breivik Martin,
Kvam Einar
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1990.tb00410.x
Subject(s) - coronal plane , dentin , dentistry , pulp (tooth) , medicine , orthodontics , anatomy
To quantify the secondary dentin formation in replanted teeth, 16 human premolars with a postoperative observation period of 6, 12 and 24 weeks were studied histometrically. In spite of marked intra‐ and interindividual variations, a regression analysis revealed a significant correlation ( r =0.70) between observation time and the quantity of secondary dentin in the coronal pulp registered by histometry. A comparison with a previous semiquantitative interpretation of the same material showed that the histometric method was more accurate.