OBJECTIVE

To study the features of reparative dentinogenesis when using biomaterials during accidental opening of the pulp in an experiment.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

In an experiment on 3 dwarf pigs of the Svetlogorsk breed a traumatic opening of the tooth cavity was carried out in 18 teeth (6 molars, 6 premolars, 6 incisors), then Biodentin (9 teeth) and Aurosil (9 teeth) were applied on the opened pulp horn. After 14, 30 and 60 days, dwarf pigs were euthanized, and jaw blocks taken. Histological examination of the teeth was carried out using the method of embedding in methyl methacrylate (OsteoBead, Sigma, USA). Thin sections of 35—50 microns were made from the samples and stained using the «Heavenly Trichrome» method. Documentation was carried out using a Leica DM100 microscope and an EC3 digital camera in reflected and transmitted light.

RESULTS

Histological examination of the thin sections of teeth stained according to the «Heavenly Trichrome» method revealed that 2 weeks after the pulp opening and applying of Aurosil and Biodentin, comparable processes occurred in the tooth cavity. Thus, the proliferation of odontoblasts was noted on the lateral surfaces of the chamber. New dentin layers and odontoblasts spread over the lower surface of the material with the formation of dentinal bridges by 4 weeks of observation in both groups. By week 12, there was a decrease in the proliferative activity of odontoblasts and dentin maturation in all cases. At the initial stages of the experiment, some pulp edema and moderate plethora were noted, which was no longer observed at 4 weeks. By 12 weeks, because of the proliferation of odontoblasts, the volume of the tooth cavity was reduced by a third. By the 6th month in the experiment, no significant changes in the structure of dentin and pulp were revealed.

CONCLUSION

According to morphological data the studied biomaterials (Aurosil and Biodentin) contribute to dentin regeneration equally.