Spectroscopic and morphological data assessing the apatite forming ability of calcium hydroxide-releasing materials for pulp capping

Michele Di Foggia; Carlo Prati; Maria Giovanna Gandolfi; Paola Taddei

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.103719

Spectroscopic and morphological data assessing the apatite forming ability of calcium hydroxide-releasing materials for pulp capping

Data Brief. 2019 Mar 7:23:103719. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.103719. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Authors

Michele Di Foggia¹, Carlo Prati², Maria Giovanna Gandolfi³, Paola Taddei¹

Affiliations

¹ Biochemistry Unit, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 8/2, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
² Endodontic Clinical Section, Unit of Odontostomatological Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Via San Vitale 59, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
³ Laboratory of Biomaterials and Oral Pathology, Unit of Dental Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Via San Vitale 59, 40136 Bologna, Italy.

Abstract

A pulp capping material must perform as a barrier and protect the dental pulpal complex by inducing the formation of a new dentin bridge or dentin-like tissue. Being a favorable condition for the healing process, the apatite forming ability of TheraCal (light-curable Portland-dimethacrylate cement) and Dycal (calcium hydroxide-based) pulp capping materials was studied in two simulated body fluids, i.e. Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline (DPBS) and Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS). The cements were analyzed before and after soaking in these media for different times (1-28 days) by ESEM-EDX, micro-Raman and IR spectroscopy. This data article refers to "An in vitro study on dentin demineralization and remineralization: collagen rearrangements and influence on the enucleated phase" (Di Foggia et al., 2019).