Effects of Different Corticosteroid Drugs on the Treatment of Dental Pulp

Introduction:Steroid drugs have different effect on different type of tissues and that is dose dependent. The reason for this different effect is depend on the mechanism of action. Corticosteroid drugs are mostly used in the treatment of oral medicines and in the treatment of oral diseases such as vesiculo bullous diseases, temporal arteritis and other oral mucosal disorders Objectives of the study: The main purpose of this present study is to investigate the effect of corticosteroid drugs on the treatment of dental pulp in patients. Methodology of the study: The study groups were divided into two groups for the collection of data. One group was considered to be as the normal group and control group and the second one was the group of patients who received corticosteroid drugs during the treatment of dental pulp. The data was collected from both the groups for further analysis. Histopathology of these two groups were also done for further clarification. Results and analysis: Results shows the percentage of vascular pulp area in relation to the total pulp area recorded in the groups. Group I presented significantly higher values (p=0.01) than Group II and Group III, which means a significantly larger vascular area. Conclusion: Under the tested experimental conditions, corticosteroids applied on the dentin proved to reduce the vascular phase of pulp inflammation regarding vessel diameter and number of blood vessels