Assertion: calcium hydroxide | /r/AtLocation | the root canal
Facets:
value: to stimulate a hard tissue
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A calcified barrier may be induced when calcium hydroxide is used as a pulp-capping agent or placed in the root canal in contact with healthy pulpal or periodontal tissue.
text: The present study showed that the calcium hydroxide placed in the root canal had a significantly negative effect on the strength of the root.
text: The calcium hydroxide is placed in the root canal to stimulate a hard tissue (cementoid or osteoid) barrier across the wide-open apex prior to placement of a permanent root filling.