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Chemical Compound Review:

Vitapex calcium triiodomethane dihydroxide

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Rajput, J.S. et al., Huang, T.H. et al., Kawakami, T. et al., Nurko, C. et al., Kawakami, T. et al., et al.

Ozalp, Saroğlu, Sönmez,

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The experimental group contained six different types of root canal filling materials, including zinc oxide (ZnO) + eugenol + formocresol (FC), Ca(OH)(2) + FC, Ca(OH)(2) + Iodoform, Ca(OH)(2) + Iodoform + camphorated parachlorophenol (CPC), Ca(OH)(2) + CPC, and Vitapex [1].
The Ca(OH)(2) + Iodoform group and Vitapex group showed the highest survival rates (p < 0.05) [1].
An in vitro dye leakage study was carried out to compare the apical microleakage of vitapex (calcium hydroxide based paste) when used with single gutta percha cone with that of dentalis KEZ (calcium hydroxide and zincoxide eugenol based sealer) and zincoxide-eugenol sealer when used with laterally condensed gutta percha obturation technique [2].
This case report presents a clinical and radiographic follow up (13 months) of treatment of inflammatory external root resorption on maxillary central incisor using Vitapex [3].
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Vitapex is an excellent filling material for primary tooth pulpectomies [4].

Anatomical context of calcium iodoform dihydroxide

Teeth in the first group were obturated using a single master gutta percha cone and vitapex as root canal sealer and those of second group were obturated with laterally condensed gutta percha using dentalis KEZ as sealer [2].
The principal advantages of the Vitapex paste are that it resorbs from the apical tissues in one week to two months, is apparently harmless to permanent tooth germs, is radiopaque, does not set to a hard mass, and is easily inserted and removed [5].
These data suggest that Vitapex may be an excellent root canal filling material for differentiation of osteoblasts or cementoblasts from mesenchymal cells in the periodontal ligament [6].
The root canal filling material "Vitapex" (Neo Dental Chemical Products Co., Tokyo), made of calcium hydroxide and iodoform with the addition of silicone oil, was experimentally injected into the mandibular canals of dogs, and its effect on the alveolar nerve tissue was examined by light and electron microscopy [7].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of calcium iodoform dihydroxide

PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical and radiographic success of zinc oxide-eugenol (ZOE), Calcicur, Sealapex and Vitapex in primary molar pulpectomies [8].

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Healing of root resorption: a case report. Bhat, S.S., Sharan, S.S., Madan, I. The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry. (2003) [Pubmed]
The pulpectomy in primary teeth. Nedley, M.P. The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association. (2002) [Pubmed]
Evaluation of a calcium hydroxide/iodoform paste (Vitapex) in root canal therapy for primary teeth. Nurko, C., Garcia-Godoy, F. The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry. (1999) [Pubmed]
Ultrastructural study of initial calcification in the rat subcutaneous tissues elicited by a root canal filling material. Kawakami, T., Nakamura, C., Hasegawa, H., Akahane, S., Eda, S. Oral Surg. Oral Med. Oral Pathol. (1987) [Pubmed]
Effects of the penetration of a root canal filling material into the mandibular canal. 2. Changes in the alveolar nerve tissue. Kawakami, T., Nakamura, C., Eda, S. Endodontics & dental traumatology. (1991) [Pubmed]
Evaluation of various root canal filling materials in primary molar pulpectomies: an in vivo study. Ozalp, N., Saroğlu, I., Sönmez, H. American journal of dentistry. (2005) [Pubmed]

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