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A H Rowe

Publications and source records attributed to A H Rowe.

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PubMed1990

The assessment of pulpal vitality.

This is a review of methods of assessing dental pulp vitality in order to assist the clinician in diagnosis and treatment planning. It covers the patient's history, clinical examination, assessment of radiographs, thermal tests, electrical tests, test cavities, use of anaesthesia, and the recent application of laser Doppler flowmetry.

Dental Pulp Diseases↗
PubMed1989

A five year study of the clinical performance of a posterior composite resin restorative material.

Five-year results from four centres of the multicentre clinical trial of the posterior composite Occlusin are reported. Data is presented in respect of 256 restorations of Occlusin and 69 restorations of a conventional lathe cut amalgam. It is concluded that more than 90 per cent of the restorations under investigation should be rated as clinically acceptable after five years in clinical service, that the wear resistance of the restorations of Occlusin, as assessed by the clinicians, was similar in preparations of different sizes and to that of the amalgam controls, and that similar clinical results were obtained irrespective of the technique used to achieve moisture isolation.

Bicuspid↗
PubMed1989

A new root canal sealer based on calcium hydroxide.

A new root canal sealer based on calcium hydroxide has been developed and two properties, sealing ability and biocompatibility, have been investigated in this study. Sealing ability was assessed by the extent of dye penetration along root fillings in extracted teeth. The sealing ability was good and similar to that of a control zinc oxide-eugenol sealer. Biocompatibility was assessed by histological examination of the periapical tissues of monkey teeth, either 1 or 6 months, after vital pulpectomy and immediate root filling with gutta-percha and sealer. Zinc oxide-eugenol was used as the control sealer. Normal periapical tissues were observed around all 24 teeth filled with the experimental root canal sealer. The study established that the new root canal sealer had acceptable properties of biocompatibility and sealing ability.

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