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. 2017 Jan-Mar;11(1):71-75.
doi: 10.4103/ejd.ejd_101_16.

In vitro comparative evaluation of different storage media (hank's balanced salt solution, propolis, Aloe vera, and pomegranate juice) for preservation of avulsed tooth

Prashant Babaji  1 , Mahesh Melkundi  2 , Raghu Devanna  3 , Suresh B S  4 , Vishwajit Rampratap Chaurasia  5 , Gopinath P V  6
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In vitro comparative evaluation of different storage media (hank's balanced salt solution, propolis, Aloe vera, and pomegranate juice) for preservation of avulsed tooth

Prashant Babaji et al. Eur J Dent. 2017 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Objectives: Prognosis of the avulsed teeth is mostly affected by extraoral dry period and storage medium used to store teeth before reimplantation. However, ability of storage media can affect cell viability and success of treatment. Various storage media were tried with some success. The present study was undertaken to comparatively evaluate the efficacy of hank's balanced salt solution (HBSS), propolis, Aloe vera, and pomegranate juice (PJ) in preserving the vitality of periodontal ligament (PDL) cells of avulsed teeth.

Materials and methods: Fifty orthodontically extracted sound teeth with healthy PDL were selected for the present study. Selected teeth were randomly divided into study groups (10 in each) and 5 each as positive and negative control groups. All the teeth were immersed immediately after extraction into respective storage media. Data were statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS software for Windows, Version 19.0., IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA. Analysis of variance and multiple range were done using Tukey's honestly significant difference with level of significance at 5% (P > 0.05).

Results: Propolis (285,000 viable cells with standard deviation 4.11028 and standard error of 1.38097) showed more viable PDL cells followed by HBSS, A. vera, and PJ.

Conclusion: Propolis, A. vera, and PJ can be used as an alternative tooth storage media.

Keywords: Aloe vera; avulsion; periodontal ligament; pomegranate; propolis; storage media; tooth.

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