Towards an improved dental pulp-capping therapy. KU Leuven
VITAL PULP THERAPY (pulp capping) is a clinical technique a dentist employs in an attempt to keep a traumatized tooth-pulp healthy, while avoiding an often technique-demanding and costly root-canal treatment that may weaken the tooth’s integrity and shorten its lifetime. Bioactivity towards the pulp-dentin complex is today considered a preferential property a modern dental restorative material should possess. The main pulp-capping agents ...