Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 18-24, March 2009

Cytologic effects of primary tooth endodontic filling materials

  • Tsui-Hsien Huang

      Affiliations

    • School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chi-Jr Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Jyun Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Chih Chien

      Affiliations

    • School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Tze Kao

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oral Biology and Biomaterial Science, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute of Oral Biology and Biomaterial Science, Chung Shan Medical University, Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, 110 Chien-Kuo North Road, Section 1, Taichung 402, Taiwan

Received 21 November 2008; accepted 24 January 2009.

Article Outline

Background/purpose

Primary tooth endodontic filling materials should be bio-compatible with periodontal tissue. The purpose of this study was to analyze the biologic effects of different endodontic filling materials for primary teeth on a human osteosarcoma cell line (U2OS).

Materials and methods

Experimental groups comprised different mixes of endodontic filling materials: zinc oxide-eugenol (ZnOE) + formocresol (FC); calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2] + FC; Ca(OH)2 + iodoform + deionized water; Ca(OH)2 + iodoform +camphorated parachlorophenol (CPC); Ca(OH)2 + CPC; and Vitapex. These were prepared and used to fill special glass rings, which were subsequently eluted in 10 mL of cell culture medium at 37ºC in a 5% carbon dioxide-in-air atmosphere for 24 hours. Cell culture medium alone was used as the control group. A DNA fragmentation assay was performed to determine the genotoxicity of each mix of materials. The level of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 protein expression, the extent of dental material-elicited inflammation of U2OS cells, and the degree of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase expression were determined using Western blot analysis.

Results

The results revealed that no DNA breakage was apparent after U2OS cells were treated with the various materials. COX-2 band expression dramatically declined in the ZnOE + FC group compared with the control group, although high levels of expression of the COX-2 band were noted for the Ca(OH)2 + FC and Ca(OH)2 + iodo-form + CPC groups. Band levels of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK-1 and ERK-2) expression declined in the ZnOE + FC and Ca(OH)2 + CPC groups compared with the control group. p53 and caspase-3 protein bands appeared in all experimental groups.

Conclusion

The cytotoxic mechanism of endodontic filling materials on U2OS cells was induced by means of activation of the p53 and caspase-3 apoptosis signaling pathways.

Key Words:  genotoxicity , inflammation , primary tooth , pulpectomy

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PII: S1991-7902(09)60004-0

doi:10.1016/S1991-7902(09)60004-0

Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 18-24, March 2009

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