calcium hydroxide

Known as: LIME WATER, Hydroxide, Calcium, Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) 
A white powder prepared from lime that has many medical and industrial uses. It is in many dental formulations, especially for root canal filling.
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and calcium hydroxide as pulp-capping agents in human teeth: a preliminary report.
AIM To compare mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) with calcium hydroxide when used as pulp-capping materials in human teeth… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Effectiveness of 2% chlorhexidine gel and calcium hydroxide against Enterococcus faecalis in bovine root dentine in vitro.
AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate gel and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) as intracanal medicaments… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Long-term calcium hydroxide as a root canal dressing may increase risk of root fracture.
It has been proposed (Cvek 1992) that immature teeth are weakened by filling of the root canals with calcium hydroxide dressing… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mechanisms involved in the resistance of Enterococcus faecalis to calcium hydroxide.
AIM This study sought to clarify the mechanisms that enable E. faecalis to survive the high pH of calcium hydroxide… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Antimicrobial and chemical study of MTA, Portland cement, calcium hydroxide paste, Sealapex and Dycal.
The objective of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial action of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), Portland cement… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A comparative study of root-end induction using osteogenic protein-1, calcium hydroxide, and mineral trioxide aggregate in dogs.
Calcium hydroxide has been the material of choice for apexification. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Reaction of rat connective tissue to implanted dentin tubes filled with mineral trioxide aggregate or calcium hydroxide.
This study was conducted to observe the rat subcutaneous connective tissue reaction to the implanted dentin tubes filled with… (More)
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Review
1995
Review
1995
Mechanism of action of calcium and hydroxyl ions of calcium hydroxide on tissue and bacteria.
The biological and bacteriological action of calcium hydroxide confer to its current success as an intracanal dressing. For this… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Effect of calcium hydroxide on bacterial lipopolysaccharide.
Apical periodontitis and its concomitant periapical osteolysis is caused by pulpal infection, and bacterial lipopolysaccharide… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The antimicrobial effect of calcium hydroxide as a short-term intracanal dressing.
The antibacterial effect of calcium hydroxide as a short-term intracanal dressing was clinically evaluated by applying the… (More)
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