Open AccessA comparison of human dental pulp response to calcium hydroxide and Biodentine as direct pulp-capping agents
Author(s) -
Anushka Lalit Jalan,
Manjusha Warhadpande,
Darshan Dakshindas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.212247
Subject(s) - pulp capping , calcium hydroxide , pulp (tooth) , dentistry , inflammatory response , medicine , materials science , chemistry , inflammation
Direct pulp capping involves the placement of a biocompatible agent on pulp tissue that has been inadvertently exposed from traumatic injury or by iatrogenic means.