Department of Endodontic, Faculty of Dentistry,
Ain Shams University, Egypt; 1Department of Surgery,
Anesthesiology and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo
University, Egypt; 2Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty
of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Egypt *Corresponding Author:
ashrafseida@yahoo.com
Abstract
The aim of the present work is to study the
effect of different formulations of Ca (OH)2 on healing of induced
periapical lesions in dog. A total of 96 teeth with intentionally induced
periapical lesions were classified according to the observation period into
three groups; I, II and III (2 dogs each).Each group was subdivided into four subgroups (8 teeth each) namely; A,
B, C and D which were dressed with Ca(OH)2 with saline, Ca(OH)2
with chlrohexidine, Ca(OH)2 with iodoform and control respectively.
Histopathological findings showed that the apical and
periapical repair were better in subgroup A than in other subgroups in all
groups.
Total inflammatory cell count was significantly different between the four
subgroups in group I. In both groups II and III, there was no significant
difference between subgroups B and C. In
conclusion, the use of saline as a vehicle for Ca (OH)2 has a favorable action on
periapical tissue healing in endodontically treated dogs.