Title
Responses of oral-microflora-exposed dental pulp to capping with a triple antibiotic paste or calcium hydroxide cement in mouse molars
Date Issued
01 December 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Sato T.
Matsuyama J.
Ida-Yonemochi H.
Ohshima H.
Publisher(s)
Japanese Society of Regenerative Medicine
Abstract
Introduction: Responses of oral-microflora-exposed dental pulp to a triple antibiotic paste (TAP), a mixture of ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, and minocycline in ointment with macrogol and propylene glycol, remain to be fully clarified at the cellular level. This study aimed to elucidate responses of oral-microflora-exposed dental pulp to capping with TAP in mouse molars. Methods: A cavity was prepared on the first molars of 6-week-old mice to expose the dental pulp for 24 h. The exposed pulp was capped with TAP (TAP group) or calcium hydroxide cement (CH group), in addition to the combination of macrogol (M) and propylene glycol (P) (MP, control group), followed by a glass ionomer cement filling. The samples were collected at intervals of 1, 2, and 3 weeks, and immunohistochemistry for nestin and Ki-67 and deoxyuride-5′-triphosphate biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay were performed in addition to quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses. Results: The highest occurrence rate of pulp necrosis was found in the control group followed by the CH group at Weeks 2 and 3, whereas the highest occurrence rate of healed areas in the dental pulp was observed in the TAP group at each time point. Tertiary dentin formation was first observed in the dental pulp of the TAP group at Week 2. In contrast, bone-like and/or fibrous tissues were frequently observed in the CH group. qRT-PCR analyses clarified that TAP activated the stem and dendritic cells at Weeks 1 and 2, respectively. Conclusions: The use of TAP as a pulp-capping agent improved the healing process of oral-microflora-exposed dental pulp in mouse molars.
Start page
216
End page
225
Volume
15
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Odontología, Cirugía oral, Medicina oral Medicina clínica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85094196636
Source
Regenerative Therapy
ISSN of the container
23523204
Sponsor(s)
The authors cordially thank Mr. Shinichi Kenmotsu. This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (no. 17H04366 to H.O.), Scientific Research (C) (no. 17K12006 to T.S.), and Challenging Exploratory Research (no. 25670777 to H.O.) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan , the Grant for Promotion of Niigata University Research Projects (No. 24H086 to H.O. ), Japan, and the Grant for Short-term Research Stay in Science, Technology and Technological Innovation – Internships (078-2019- FONDECYT to A.Q.-S.) from Peruvian National Fund for Scientific, Technological Development and Technological Innovation ( FONDECYT ), Peru. The authors cordially thank Mr. Shinichi Kenmotsu. This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (no. 17H04366 to H.O.), Scientific Research (C) (no. 17K12006 to T.S.), and Challenging Exploratory Research (no. 25670777 to H.O.) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan, the Grant for Promotion of Niigata University Research Projects (No.24H086 to H.O.), Japan, and the Grant for Short-term Research Stay in Science, Technology and Technological Innovation – Internships (078-2019-FONDECYT to A.Q.-S.) from Peruvian National Fund for Scientific, Technological Development and Technological Innovation (FONDECYT), Peru.
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