Abstract
(1) Background: Recently, tricalcium silicate cements, such as Biodentine™, have emerged. This biomaterial has a calcium hydroxide base and characteristics like mineral aggregate trioxide cements, but has tightening times that are substantially more suitable for their application and other clinical advantages. (2) Methods: A retrospective clinical study was conducted with 20 patients, which included a clinical evaluation of the presence or absence of pulp inflammation compatible symptoms, radiographic evaluation of the periapical tissues, and structural alterations of the coronary restoration that supports pulp capping therapies with Biodentine™ and WhiteProRoot®MTA. (3) Results: This clinical study revealed similar success rates between mineral trioxide cement and tricalcium silicates cements at 6 months, with 100% and 95% success rates, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences between both biomaterials and between these and the various clinical circumstances, namely the absolute isolation of the operating field, exposure size, the aetiology of exposure, and even the type of restorative material used. (4) Conclusions: Biodentine™ demonstrated a therapeutic effect on the formation of a dentin bridge accompanied by slight inflammatory signs, with a high clinical success rate, indicating the possibility of its effective and safe use in dental pulp direct capping in humans, similar to the gold standard material.
Highlights
Pulp protection therapies aim to maintain the vitality of the tooth in which pulp tissue has been exposed due to trauma, carious lesions, or restorative procedures
Considering published meta-analysis studies, which revealed very similar clinical performances between MTA-based cement and tricalcium silicate-based cement, and in order to clinically evaluate the efficacy of these therapies, only two biomaterials were chosen [3,22,23]
As the use of tricalcium silicate cement is relatively new, there are few studies regarding its clinical performance in permanent teeth
Summary
Pulp protection therapies aim to maintain the vitality of the tooth in which pulp tissue has been exposed due to trauma, carious lesions, or restorative procedures. Treatment options in this situation include direct pulp capping, pulpotomy, or pulpectomy [1,2]. With the development of other biomaterials, aggregate-based cements of mineral trioxides have emerged, which present higher success rates, form structurally more consistent dentin bridges, and with high antibacterial effects, they are considered the gold standard materials for this type of therapy [1,7,8,9,10]
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