Journal: International Dental Journal

Article Title: Comparison of five different Light-Cured Pulp Capping Materials to a Hydraulic Calcium Silicate Cement: A Long-Term Physicochemical Study

doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109554

Figure Lengend Snippet: (a) Mean pH values after 1 to 180 days. Statistically significant differences ( P < .05) between the pH values of the materials are marked by asterisks: *** (highly significant) and ** (significant). (b) Mean values of conductivity after 1 to 180 days, with significant differences between BD and the LCPCMs marked by asterisks: *** (highly significant). (c) Mean mass change of the materials from 1 to 180 days. The negative bars for BD mean that the material has a solubility of about 1.3% (highest measured value at t 5 = 28 days), while the positive bars of the LCPCMs mean that they absorbed water during the investigation period, resulting in weight gain; thus, solubility of the materials could not be found. Statistically significant differences are marked by asterisks: ***(highly significant). For all materials, n = 13 samples per time point (1, 3, 7, 14, 28, 180 days) were examined. BD, Biodentine; LCPCM, light-cured pulp capping materials.

Article Snippet: At baseline (t = 0) and after 6 different time points (1, 3, 7, 14, 28, and 180 days), the pH value and the conductivity of the solution were measured using a pH and conductivity meter (inoLab Multi 9630 IDS; Xylem Analytics).

Techniques: Solubility