Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
- Volume 21 Issue 1
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- Pages.353-359
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- 1996
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- 2234-7658(pISSN)
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- 2234-7666(eISSN)
A STUDY ON THE CONCENTRATIONS OF LEUKOTRIENE B4 IN RELATION TO THE CLINICAL SYMPTOM OF PULPITIS IN HUMAN DENTAL PULP
치수염의 임상 증상과 치수내 Lekotriene B4의 농도에 관한 연구
- Lim, Sung-Sam (Department of Conservative Dentistry, college of Dentistryl, Seoul National University) ;
- Kwon, Hyuk-Choon (Department of Conservative Dentistry, college of Dentistryl, Seoul National University) ;
- Yoon, Soo-Han (Department of Conservative Dentistry, college of Dentistryl, Seoul National University)
- Published : 1996.03.20
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the concentrations of Leukotriene B4 in relation to the clinical symptom of pulpitis in human dental pulp. Pulps obtained from 3 groups of teeth: normal uniflamed teeth(N=22), asymptomatic teeth with deep caries or large restorations(N = 21) and symptomatic teeth with the clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis(N = 15). Pulps were dissected from normal un inflamed teeth and extirpated from asymptomatic and symptomatic teeth during routine endodontic treatment and stored in liquid nitrogen (
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