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- Title
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF PULP-DISSOLVING CAPACITY OF A NEW IRRIGANT.
- Authors
Rathi, Rahul; Saroha, Priti
- Abstract
The organic tissue dissolution property is highly desirable for any endodontic irrigant. Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) has been recently proposed as an irrigation solution in endodontics. Its antimicrobial efficacy is well known but apparently not much data have been published on the tissue dissolving property of ClO2. The aim of this in vitro study was to compare organic tissue dissolution capacity of NaOCl and ClO2. In this study, 5.25% NaOCl, 13.8% ClO2, and as a control distilled water were used. 30 human pulp specimens of equal weight were immersed for a total of 120 minutes in each test solution. The pulp specimens were then blotted dry and weighed at time intervals of 30, 60, 90 and 120 min. The weight values were statistically analyzed by using one way analysis of variance and post hoc Tukey honestly significant difference tests. At all-time intervals, both 5.25% NaOCl and 13.8% ClO2 dissolved the tissue pieces significantly and NaOCl dissolved more significantly than ClO2 (P < .05). Distilled water did not dissolve the organic tissue. Within the limitations of this in vitro study, it was concluded that ClO2 is efficient for dissolving human pulp tissue.
- Subjects
CHLORINE dioxide; DISINFECTION &; disinfectants; DENTAL care; DENTAL hygiene; TOOTH care &; hygiene
- Publication
International Journal of Clinical Dentistry, 2017, Vol 10, Issue 2, p35
- ISSN
1939-5833
- Publication type
Article