Resumen de Hot air stream reduces cytotoxicity of light-cured calcium hydroxide based cements

Celso-Afonso Klein-Júnior, Roberto Zimmer, Diana-Lina-Bronca Borghetti, Fernando-Freitas Portella, Flávia-Carolina Abich, Daniel Rodrigo Marinovic, Keiichi Hosaka, Eduardo-Galia Reston

• The light-cured calcium hydroxide based cements have incomplete polymerization and unconverted monomers can cause pulp cell damage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of a warm and hot air stream on the cytotoxicity of light-cured calcium hydroxide based cements.

  The materials Dycal (conventional cement), Biocal, Hidrox-Cal, and Ultra-Blend Plus (light-cured calcium hydroxide cements) were submitted to cytotoxicity analysis after polymerization, without vs. with previous heat treatment with a warm (37°C) and a hot (60°C) air stream. Following polymerization, cements were maintained in culture medium for 24 hours and 7 days, and subjected to the MTT test. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by post-hoc Student-Newman-Keuls (<0.05).

  The results indicated significant differences between the materials according to their composition, i.e., light-cured cements treated with a jet of warm air showed similar cytotoxicity levels to those observed for conventional cement, suggesting that they may be considered alternatives in cases requiring pulp-capping treatment.

  Application of a hot air stream reduced cytotoxicity of materials tested.