DESCRIPTION
Pulp capping material
CALCIUM HYDROXIDE is one of the most accepted materials currently used to induce the formation of reparative dentin, presenting essential properties for materials that act in procedures on dentin.
These properties are:
1. Allow an increase in calcification of the pre-existing dentin layer, providing better protection conditions for the pulp when subjected to injuries;
2. Prevent the procedure or material used from causing irritation to adjacent structures.
In Endodontics, it is used as an intracanal material, being a potent antimicrobial (by inhibiting bacterial enzymes), having excellent histocompatibility and stimulating the host tissue, favoring tissue repair (by tissue enzymatic activation, generating a mineralizing effect).
