ABSTRACT
This study evaluated the influence of the addition of cetrimide and polypropylene glycol to sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) on its capacity to dissolve pulp tissue. Bovine pulp fragments with standardized weight and volume were immersed for 5, 15 and 30 min in 2 mL of NaOCl and Hypoclean (NaOCl added with cetrimide and polypropylene glycol) solutions at 5.25%, 2.5%, 1%, 0.5% and 0.25% and afterwards re-weighted. Distilled water was used as a control. The percentage of tissue loss was considered for statistical analysis (univariate ANOVA, SPSS, v. 17.0) at 5% significance level. There was no tissue dissolution in the control group. NaOCl added with surfactants (Hypoclean) dissolved more pulp tissue (p<0.05) than NaOCl alone. Tissue dissolution was directly dependent on the concentration of solutions (p<0.05), and also on the time range (p<0.05). The combination of NaOCl at high and low concentrations with the surfactants cetrimide and polypropylene glycol increased significantly its capacity to dissolve pulp tissue.
Este estudo avaliou a influência da adição de cetramida e polipropilenoglicol ao hipoclorito de sódio (Hypoclean) na capacidade de dissolução pulpar do hipoclorito de sódio (NaOCl). Fragmentos de tecido pulpar bovino, com peso e volume padronizados foram imersos por períodos de 5, 15 e 30 min em 2 mL de NaOCl ou Hypoclean nas concentrações 5,25%, 2,5%, 1%, 0,5% e 0,25%. Após a imersão nas soluções testadas, os fragmentos foram novamente pesados. Como controle, foi utilizada água destilada. O percentual de perda tecidual foi considerado para análise estatística (ANOVA univariada, SPSS, v. 17.0). Não houve dissolução tecidual no grupo controle. A solução de NaOCl combinada a surfactantes (Hypoclean) dissolveu um maior percentual de tecido pulpar (p<0,05) que o NaOCl sem associações. A dissolução tecidual foi diretamente dependente da concentração das soluções (p<0,05), assim como do tempo de exposição às soluções (p<0,05). A adição dos surfactantes cetramida e polipropilenoglicol ao NaOCl em concentrações altas e baixas aumentou significativamente sua capacidade de dissolução do tecido pulpar.
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Animals , Cattle , Cetrimonium Compounds/chemistry , Dental Pulp/chemistry , Polymers/chemistry , Propylene Glycols/chemistry , Sodium Hypochlorite/chemistry , SolubilityABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of this present study was to determine the prevalence of developing lesions such as: antral pseudocyst, Stafne bone cavity and elongated stylohyoid complex in patients from the Dentistry Faculty of the Federal University of Pelotas ? RS ? Brazil. Methodology: A total of 667 panoramic radiographies were observed. Dome-shaped, faintly radiopaque lesions arising from the floor of the maxillary sinus were diag-nosed as antral pseudocyst; yet, a stylohyoid complex was considered elongated when it presented over 30 mm length; and radiolucent cavity, unilaterally located in the posterior region of the mandible, between the mandibular angle and the third molar area, below the inferior dental canal and slightly above the mandibular basis was considered a Stafne bone cavity. Results: Fourteen cases of Antral pseudocyst were diagnosed. Most of them (93%) were unilateral, with no apparent etiology (86%). The elongated stylohyoid complex was diagnosed in 158 patients (23.68%). The Stafne bone cavity was diagnose in one patient (0.14%) only. Con-clusion: It can be concluded that antral pseudocyst and Stafne bone cavity are uncommon lesions in the studied population, while the elongated stylohyoid complex was a common finding, confirming data already repor-ted in the literature.