The Biomineralization of a Bioactive Glass-Incorporated Light-Curable Pulp Capping Material Using Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells

Table 1

The pulp-capping materials tested in this study.

Product	Code	Manufacturer	Lot number	System	Composition (wt%)
Dycal	DC	Dentsply, USA	150804	Self-curing (calcium hydroxide based)	Base paste: 1,3-butylene glycol disalicylate (<50%), calcium tungstate (<20%), zinc oxide (<15%), and so on
					Catalyst paste: calcium hydroxide (<55%), zinc oxide (<15%), titanium oxide (<10%), and so on
Theracal LC	TC	Bisco, USA	1500006479	Light curing (Portland cement based)	Portland cement type III (<60%), polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate (<50%), barium zirconate (<10%), and so on
Activa Bioactive™	BA	Pulpdent, USA	150814	Light curing (resin based)	Blend of diurethane and other methacrylates with modified polyacrylic acid (~53.2%), silica (~3.0%), sodium fluoride (~0.9%), and so on

Composition was filled with the manufacturers’ available information including material safety data sheets.