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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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Review
2011
Review
2011
Properties and applications of calcium hydroxide in endodontics and dental traumatology.
Calcium hydroxide has been included within several materials and antimicrobial formulations that are used in a number of… 
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… 
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… 
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… 
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… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Mechanisms of antimicrobial activity of calcium hydroxide: a critical review.
Literature review The primary function of calcium hydroxide as a routine intracanal medicament is to provide antimicrobial… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Prognosis of luxated non-vital maxillary incisors treated with calcium hydroxide and filled with gutta-percha. A retrospective clinical study.
  • M. Cvek
  • Endodontics & dental traumatology
  • 1992
  • Corpus ID: 43033544
A material of 885 luxated, non-vital incisors was evaluated radiographically with respect to healing of periodontal tissues… 
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… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The antibacterial effect of camphorated paramonochlorophenol, camphorated phenol and calcium hydroxide in the treatment of infected root canals.
Abstract The bactericidal efficacy of calcium hydroxide, camphorated phenol and camphorated paramonochlorophenol as intracanal… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Effects of Calcium Hydroxide-containing Pulp-capping Agents on Pulp Cell Migration, Proliferation, and Differentiation
  • U. Schröder
  • Journal of dental research
  • 1985
  • Corpus ID: 23075559
The findings from the recent literature on pulpal cell responses to the application of calcium hydroxide to exposed pulps are… 
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