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ArticleOdontology2025

Biocompatibility and antimicrobial effect of demineralised dentin matrix hydrogel for dental pulp preservation.

Nessma Sultan, Josette Camilleri, Ben A Scheven

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Article in Odontology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Journal of dental sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Nessma SultanDepartment of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. nesmasultan88@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0965-9170
Josette CamilleriSchool of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3556-6365
Ben A SchevenSchool of Dentistry, Oral Biology, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3219-3906

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regeneration of dentin and preserving pulp vitality are essential targets for vital pulp therapy. Our study aimed to evaluate a novel biomimetic pulp capping agent with increased dentin regenerative activities. To produce demineralised dentin matrix (DDM) particles, human extracted teeth were ground and treated with ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid solution. DDM particles were added to sodium alginate and this combination was dripped into a 5% calcium chloride to obtain DDM hydrogel (DDMH). The eluants of both DDMH and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) were tested using an MTT assay to detect their cytotoxic effect on dental pulp stem cells (DPSC). Collagen-I (COL-I) gene expression was analysed on DPSC exposed to different dilutions of pulp capping material eluants by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Acridine orange staining was used to monitor the cell growth over the tested materials. Agar diffusion assay was utilised to test the antibacterial effect of DDMH and MTA compared to controls. MTT assay revealed that neat eluates of DDMH promoted DPSC viability. However, neat eluates of MTA were cytotoxic on DPSC after 72 h of culture. Moreover, DPSC were capable of growth and attached to the surface of DDMH, while they showed a marked reduction in their number when cultured on the MTA surface for one week, as shown by the acridine orange stain. In DPSC cultured with DDMH eluates, the COL-I gene was overexpressed compared to those cultured with MTA eluants. DDMH had significant antimicrobial activity in comparison to MTA after 24 h incubation. This in vitro study showed that DDMH could be an alternative pulp capping agent for regenerative endodontics.

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Anti-Infective AgentsBiocompatible MaterialsDental PulpDental Pulp CappingDentinHydrogelsPulp Capping and Pulpectomy AgentsAluminum CompoundsCalcium CompoundsCells, CulturedCell SurvivalDrug CombinationsHumansMaterials TestingOxidesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionAluminum CompoundsAnti-Infective AgentsBiocompatible MaterialsCalcium CompoundsDrug CombinationsHydrogelsmineral trioxide aggregateOxidesPulp Capping and Pulpectomy AgentsSilicatesDemineralised dentin matrix hydrogelDental pulp stem cellsDentinHydrogelsMineral trioxide aggregatePulp capping agentsRegenerative endodontics

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PMID39277551
PMCPMC11950143

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