Background: Direct pulp capping can conserve its vitality by placing materials that promote dentin bridge (DB) formation at the exposure site. This study aimed to determine whether TheraCal LC could produce a layer of reparative dentin. It also compared the histological differences between treatment with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and TheraCal LC. Material and methods: A sample of 20 maxillary and mandibular premolars, which had previously been indicated for extraction in orthodontic therapy, was taken from 10 patients and randomly divided into two halves, a TheraCal LC, and an MTA group. Pulpal exposure was achieved by similar class I preparations, which were restored with a resin-modified glass-ionomer and extracted after ten weeks, noting that these interventions have been performed on live teeth in the oral cavities. The newly formed dentin bridge thickness, the inflammation degree within the pulp tissue, and odontoblast function were thoroughly examined histologically and compared between the two groups using the Mann-Whitney test and an analysis software SPSS (statistical package for the social sciences, v.26, IBM, New York, N, USA), at a significance level of a=0.05. Results: Dentin bridge composition in the TheraCal group had 80% effective tubules and 20% defective tubules, while in the MTA group, the proportions were 90% and 10%, respectively. Dentin bridge thickness in the TheraCal group was greater than 0.25 mm in 60%, and 0.1-0.25 mm in 40% of the sample compared to the MTA group, which had 70% greater than 0.25 mm, and 30% between 0.1 and 0.25 mm in dentin bridge thickness. Statistically, there was no significant difference between both groups (P=0.739). Conclusion: Statistically insignificant differences in dentin bridge composition and thickness produced by both TheraCal and MTA materials render them similar in their effectiveness in treating pulp exposures through pulp capping.
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