Modified Hank's Balanced Salt Solution as a Storage Medium for Avulsed Teeth: In Vitro Assessment of Periodontal Fibroblast Viability.

Background/aim: The optimal storage medium for an avulsed tooth should preserve the viability of periodontal fibroblasts (PDLF) to the highest degree, facilitating the re-attachment of periodontal fibers and improving the prognosis of replantation. This study compared the effect of the PDLF viability in Hank's balanced salt solution (HBSS), supplemented culture medium, that is, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM), and four modified HBSS mixtures.

Material And Methods: Periodontal tissues were obtained from extracted human teeth and processed for PDLF culture.

Histological characterization of pulp regeneration using decellularized human dental pulp and mesenchymal stem cells in a feline model.

Regenerative endodontics aims to restore pulp tissues, thus preserving the vitality of the tooth. One promising approach involves the utilization of decellularized human dental pulp (DHDP) as a scaffold repopulated with Wharton's Jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJMSCs). This study aimed to regenerate pulp tissues using DHDP and WJMSCs following pulpectomy in mature canine teeth of a feline animal model and to investigate the histological features of the regenerated pulp.

Endodontic Microsurgery on a Persistent Periapical Lesion.

Extrusion of root filling material had been shown to reduce the success of endodontic treatment. This case report describes the management of a patient who reported prolonged, persistent, and increasing pain on an upper root filled central incisor with extruded root filling material. A 28-year-old female patient came with the chief complaint of pain and tenderness on the upper left central incisor.

Evaluation of Pulpal Involvement, Ulceration, Fistula, and Abscess Index and Periapical Index in Screening for Endodontic Disease: Reliability and Accuracy.

Introduction: The pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula, and abscess (PUFA) index was developed to screen for the clinical consequences of untreated dental caries. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of the PUFA index and the periapical index (PAI) in identifying pulpal and periapical diseases.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using consecutive sampling.