Biomaterial Database

The calcium hydroxide method. 1978

M J Manhart

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002126	Calcium Hydroxide	A white powder prepared from lime that has many medical and industrial uses. It is in many dental formulations, especially for root canal filling.	Hydroxide, Calcium
D006171	Gutta-Percha	Coagulated exudate isolated from several species of the tropical tree Palaquium (Sapotaceae). It is the trans-isomer of natural rubber and is used as a filling and impression material in dentistry and orthopedics and as an insulator in electronics. It has also been used as a rubber substitute.	Thermafil,Guttapercha,Ultrafil,Gutta Percha
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012387	Root Canal Filling Materials	Materials placed inside a root canal for the purpose of obturating or sealing it. The materials may be gutta-percha, silver cones, paste mixtures, or other substances. (Dorland, 28th ed, p631 & Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p187)	Root Canal Filling Material,Root Canal Sealants,Sealants, Root Canal,Canal Sealant, Root,Canal Sealants, Root,Root Canal Sealant,Sealant, Root Canal
D012389	Root Canal Obturation	Phase of endodontic treatment in which a root canal system that has been cleaned is filled through use of special materials and techniques in order to prevent reinfection.	Endodontic Obturation,Canal Obturation, Root,Canal Obturations, Root,Endodontic Obturations,Obturation, Endodontic,Obturation, Root Canal,Obturations, Endodontic,Obturations, Root Canal,Root Canal Obturations