Abstract
Eugenol has such effective anti-corrosion and pain-killing properties that it is widely used for dentistry clinically. We focused our attention on eugenol and made agents for pulpotomy which were mixtures of calcium hydroxide, eugenol and polyethylene glycol 4000 for a base. We attempted to use them for the pulpotomy of primary teeth of young dogs and observed the healing progress of the treated teeth during the early stages.
The experiment utilized four young dogs whose primary teeth were pulpotomized by the usual method. Agents of the pulpotomy were mixed calcium hydroxide (1.0 g), eugenol (0.8 ml) and polyethylene glycol 4000 (1.2 ml). After 3 days and 7 days, these teeth were taken out to be made into histopathological specimens. We inspected them microscopically.
