Evaluating the Efficacy of Gelatin-Chitosan-Tetraethyl Orthosilicate Calcium Hydroxide Composite as a Dental Pulp Medicament on COX-2, PGP 9.5, TNF-α Expression and Neutrophil number.

Introduction: Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH) ) is the material of choice for pulp therapy. However, Ca(OH) has drawbacks such as toxicity, poor sealing, and tunnel defect formation. Alternative materials have been developed to provide more biocompatible materials with better dentin formation ability.