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[Use of calcium hydroxide in the treatment of pulpitis by extirpation under analgesia].

The study included 48 cases of pulpitis grade II of one-root teeth in 42 patients of either sex aged 21-35 years treated by pulp extirpation under analgesia with immediate filling of canals. In 28 teeth Biopulp was used as an intercalated substance between the periapical tissues and the material filling the canal. The control group comprised 20 teeth filled only with Endomethasone paste. The observations made immediately after filling and clinical-radiological control examination after from 6 months to 3 years showed a high usefulness of calcium hydroxide. Good results were achieved in 100% of cases while in the control group in 70% of cases.

Administration, Topical

[Morphofunctional parallels in the development of pulpitis].

In 16 mongrel dogs rheodontography was applied to study the functional state of inflamed dental pulp blood vessels. At the same time, pathological investigation of the pulp tissues was performed within 1 h to 40 days after the pulpitis modelling. Direct correlation of purulent-infiltrative pulp changes in acute and chronic inflammation with rheodentographic features was shown. The rheodentographic technique was shown effective for intravital diagnosis of the acute and chronic dental pulp inflammation.

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Class II antigen expressing cells in experimentally induced pulpitis.

This study reports on the occurrence of class II antigen expressing cells in inflammatory lesions experimentally induced in the rat incisor pulp. Concanavalin A and lipopolysaccharide of Bacteroides gingivalis were applied to the exposed pulp following a preparation through alveolar bone and dental tissues in the midpart of the root. In a set of control teeth, pulpal exposures were capped with Cavit without the placement of antigenic material. Animals were killed after 3, 12, 24, 48 or 96 hours. Pulp tissue specimens were subjected to immunohistochemical analysis utilizing a monoclonal mouse anti-rat class II antigen antibody. Semi-quantitative assessment of positively stained cells was carried out under the light microscope. Significantly more class II antigen expressing cells were identified in the challenged pulps than in the controls at all experimental periods. The increase in cells peaked at 48 hours to taper off at the subsequent 96-hour observation. The rapid and intense influx of class II antigen expressing cells suggests that these cells are associated with the initial defence of the dental pulp.

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Experimental pulpitis in immunized monkeys.

Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was topically applied to exposed dentin to assess whether inflammatory reactions can be induced in the pulp of monkeys immunized against BSA. Four cynomolgus monkeys received repeated injections of BSA emulsified with Freund's incomplete adjuvant. Pulp challenge was performed by applying BSA in freshly cut dentin cavities prepared on the buccal surface in 34 teeth. In 29 control teeth ovalbumin (OVA) was applied. Control applications of BSA were also performed in 15 teeth prepared in three nonimmunized monkeys. Forty-eight hours after the initiation of the pulp challenge the monkeys were sacrificed and the pulp tissue examined in the light microscope. Topical application of BSA to freshly exosed dentin in immunized monkeys resulted in severe inflammatory lesions in the pulp, characterized by bleeding and extravascular infiltration of large numbers of leukocytes. Extensive tissue damage was an important feature in several pulps. Identical applications of OVA in control teeth and BSA applications in nonimmunized monkeys produced no such reactions. The results indicate that interactions between antigens and antibodies can occur within the dentin-pulp area and following the formation of immune-complexes, severe injury to the pulp can be induced.

Administration, Topical