# Histological analysis of rat dental pulp tissue capped with propolis
> Sabir A.

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/histological-analysis-of-rat-dental-pulp-tissue-capped-with-propolis
Jurnal / Konferensi: Journal of Oral Science
Tahun terbit: 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2334/josnusd.47.135
ISSN: 13434934
Kuartil SJR: Q2
Citations: 88

## Authors
- Sabir A.

## Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess the response of rat dental pulp to direct pulp capping with propolis. Flavonoid and non-flavonoid materials were purified from an ethanol extract of propolis obtained from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. A Class I cavity was prepared on the occlusal surface of the right maxillary first molar in Sprague Dawley rats. The dental pulp was exposed and then capped with a zinc oxide-based filler as a control (group I), or with propolis flavonoids (group II) or non-flavonoids (group III). The animals were sacrificed at week 1, 2 or 4, biopsy samples were obtained, and these were stained and viewed by light microscopy. The results showed that pulp inflammation occurred in groups I and III as early as week 1. No dentin bridge formation was seen in these groups. In contrast, there was no evident inflammatory response in group II at week 1. Mild and moderate pulp inflammation in this group occurred at 2 and 4 weeks after treatment, respectively. Partial dentinal bridge formation was seen in group II at week 4. Therefore, the present results suggest that direct pulp capping with propolis flavonoids in rats may delay dental pulp inflammation and stimulate reparative dentin.

## Keywords
- Propolis
- Pulp (tooth)
- Dentistry
- Flavonoid
- Dentin
- Chemistry
- Dentinal Tubule
- Inflammation
- Pulp capping
- Medicine
- Food science
- Biochemistry
- Internal medicine
- Antioxidant

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