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Research Article| Volume 14, ISSUE 9, P1130-1137, September 1961

The effect of calcium hydroxide on deep carious lesions

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      Abstract

      After two years, 76 per cent of all deciduous and young permanent teeth with deep carious lesions proved to be clinically and roentgenographically sound subsequent to procedures involving application of a calcium hydroxide paste over residual caries for a six-month period, followed by complete excavation and restoration by conventional methods.
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