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Comparison of two calcium hydroxide pastes used for endodontic treatment of non‐vital immature incisor teeth
Author(s) -
Mackie I. C.,
Hill F.,
Worthington H. V.
Publication year - 1994
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.1600-9657.1994.tb00066.x
Subject(s) - calcium hydroxide , dentistry , incisor , medicine , closure (psychology) , orthodontics , chemistry , economics , market economy
A proprietary calcium hydroxide paste, Reogan Rapid, that previously has been demonstrated to induce apical closure in non‐vital immature incisor teeth, was becoming unavailable. A prospective clinical trial was conducted to compare Reogan Rapid with another proprietary paste, Hypo‐cal. For teeth treated with Reogan Rapid apical closure was obtained in an average of 6.8 months involving 3.1 visits and the respective figures for teeth treated with Hypo‐cal were 5.1 months and 2.4 visits. These results demonstrated that Hypo‐cal was as effective as Reogan Rapid when used in a standardised technique for inducing apical closure.