A nalysis of P ulpal R eactions to R estorative P rocedures, M aterials, P ulp C apping, and F uture T herapies

作者：Peter E. Murray, L. Jack Windsor, Thomas W. Smyth, Abeer A. Hafez, Charles Finney Cox · 发表于：Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine · 年份：2002 · DOI：10.1177/154411130201300607 · 被引用次数：144 · 研究领域：Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments、Dental Trauma and Treatments、Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes

Every year, despite the effectiveness of preventive dentistry and dental health care, 290 million fillings are placed each year in the United States; two-thirds of these involve the replacement of failed restorations. Improvements in the success of restorative treatments may be possible if caries management strategies, selection of restorative materials, and their proper use to avoid post-operative complications were investigated from a biological perspective. Consequently, this review will examine pulp injury and healing reactions to different restorative variables. The application of tissue engineering approaches to restorative dentistry will require the transplantation, replacement, or regeneration of cells, and/or stimulation of mineralized tissue formation. This might solve major dental problems, by remineralizing caries lesions, vaccinating against caries and oral diseases, and restoring injured or replacing lost teeth. However, until these therapies can be introduced clinically, the avoidance of post-operative complications with conventional therapies requires attention to numerous aspects of treatment highlighted in this review.