Application of Dexamethasone in Dental Pulp Diseases

doi:10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2023.03.002

Abstract

Abstract: Dental pulp disease is a common disease in oral cavity. Mechanical, chemical, microbial, and thermal factors will stimulate dental pulp, trigger inflammatory immune response, cause dental pulp vascular dilatation and immune cell aggregation, and finally lead to tissue damage. As a glucocorticoid, dexamethasone is more and more widely used in endodontics because of its anti-inflammatory, osteogenic, and analgesic effects. It has a better practical perspective in the fields of root canal therapy, vital pulp preservation, and so on. This paper summarizes the mechanism and application of dexamethasone in dental pulp diseases.

Key words: dexamethasone, root canal therapy, pulp capping, preservation of living pulp, stomatology

LIU Xiaoli, LI Yi. Application of Dexamethasone in Dental Pulp Diseases[J]. Journal of Oral Science Research, 2023, 39(3): 193-196.

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