Topical Antibiotic Treatment of Infected Dental Pulps of Monkeys

Abstract

The pulps of permanent teeth of monkeys were surgically exposed and left open to the oral environment. One half the pulps were treated with an antibiotic preparation and one half with a starch control. The pulps were evaluated microscopically at the end of 30 and 90 days. The results for the antibiotic-treated teeth were more favorable than were those for the starch-control teeth.