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ANALYSIS OF PULPAL REACTIONS TO RESTORATIVE PROCEDURES, MATERIALS, PULP CAPPING, AND FUTURE THERAPIES

Department of Oral Biology, Indiana University School of Dentistry, 1121 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5186;

Thomas W. Smyth

Department of Dentistry, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT 06105

Abeer A. Hafez

School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0641

Charles F. Cox

Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668

View larger version (44K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Schematic representation of tooth injury and regeneration. (a) Pulp regeneration in response to a non-exposed cavity preparation. (b) Pulp regeneration in response to an exposed cavity preparation.

View larger version (43K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Summary of human pulp responses to the remaining dentin thicknesses of cavity preparations. Pulp injury and repair activity increas as the remaining dentin thickness decreases (Murray et al., 2002c). Reprinted with permission from the American Journal of Dentistry.