Open AccessEvaluation and comparison of decalcification agents on the human teeth
Author(s) -
Karpagaselvi Sanjai,
Jayalakshmi Kumarswamy,
Archana Patil,
Lokesh Papaiah,
Srinivas Jayaram,
Lakshmi Krishnan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.99070
Subject(s) - bone decalcification , nitric acid , hard tissue , staining , dentistry , chemistry , medicine , pathology , organic chemistry
In routine histopathology, decalcification of bone and teeth is often an essential and important step during tissue processing. Various decalcifying agents have been used in the past. The rate of decalcification and the effect of decalcifying agents on the tissue and its staining characteristics are two important parameters which influence the selection of decalcifying solutions. Though some agents remove the calcium ions completely and rapidly, they adversely affect the staining characteristics and may also damage the organic components. There have been very few studies which have systematically evaluated the efficacy of these agents in decalcifying dental hard tissues.