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Fig. 6

From: Bovine pulp extracellular matrix hydrogel for regenerative endodontic applications: in vitro characterization and in vivo analysis in a necrotic tooth model

Fig. 6

Representative sample for BC group showing CBCT analysis and photomicrographs of dog’s tooth treated with blood clot scaffold (a) Digital post operative radiograph showing a periapical lesion. (b) Coronal view of CBCT image showing pulp space with intracanal calcification “white arrow” and a periapical lesion “red arrow”. (c&c*) Horizontal cuts of CBCT image showing middle and apical thirds of the root, respectively. Notice the presence of intracanal calcific tissues. (d&e) Photomicrograph showing new tissue formation (f&g) Same sample at higher magnification showing highly vascularized connective tissue with numerous blood vessels “black arrow heads” and hard tissue formation. (h&i) Higher magnification of (e) showing bone-like tissue “black arrow heads”, cementum-like tissue “green arrow heads” and new blood vessels “red arrow heads”. (H&E: d, e, f, h& i); (MT: g); (40x: d&e); (100x: f&g); (400x: h&i)

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