Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Ramachandran Tamilselvi ¹, Hannah Rosaline ², Ilango Porkodi ³, Arunakumari Veronica ⁴, Deivanayagam Kandaswamy ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, IN
3 Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Best Dental College, Madurai, IN
4 Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Madha Dental College, Chennai, IN

Abstract

The tissue dissolution property of irrigating solutions is important for successful endodontic treatment. Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) is a well-known tissue dissolvent, but no data have been published on herbal alternative to NaOCl. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pulp tissue dissolution capacity of sodium hypochlorite, ethanolic extract of Drosera rotundifolia and digestive fluid of Nepenthes khasiana. Freshly extracted intact vital teeth, extracted for orthodontic and impaction reasons were collected and stored at – 20 ˚C. The pulp tissues were removed by splitting of the teeth when required.

Method: The pulp tissues were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 10), individual sample was weighed 7 mg each. The groups were as follows, Group I: 5% NaOCl, Group II: digestive fluid of Nepenthes khasiana, Group III: Drosera rotundifolia (ethanolic extract), Group IV: distilled water. The test solutions were added to tubes containing tissue samples, the tissues were removed from the test solutions at 5, 15, 20, 30 min, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 hr blotted dry with the tissue paper and weighed using precision balance.

Results: The results showed complete dissolution of pulp tissue in Group I at 20 minutes, Group II at 7 hr, Group III and IV showed no dissolution of pulp at the investigated time intervals.

Conclusion: The digestive fluid of Nepenthes khasiana could be considered as an herbal alternative to NaOCl for pulp tissue dissolution as it completely dissolved the pulp tissue similar to 5% NaOCl, but at different time intervals.

Keywords

Sodium Hypochlorite, Tissue Dissolution, Insectivorous Plants, Nepenthes, Digestive.

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Ramachandran Tamilsevi ¹, Balasubramanian Anuradha ¹, Veronica Arunakumari ¹, Ilango Porkodi ¹, Bhaskaran Sathyapriya ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

Various fields of dentistry have been revolutionized by smart materials. The need for an ideal restorative material resulted in invention of newer generation of materials in dentistry called the smart materials. The smart materials possess the properties which may be altered in a controlled fashion by various stimuli like, stress, temperature, moisture, pH and electric or magneticfields. Some of the smart materials are biomimetic and mimicthe natural enamel or dentin. The current dental materials were worked on to improvise their properties in order to make them smarter. The use of smart materials holds a promising future in terms of improved efficiency and reliability in dentistry. There is a strong trend in material science to develop and would potentially allow newer ground breaking dental therapies with drastically enhanced treatment outcomes.

Keywords

Materials, Resin, Implants, Fibers.

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