Surgically exposed, infected permanent teeth of monkeys were capped with four agents. Microscopic study after 30 and 90 days revealed considerable success in teeth treated with a mixture of vancomycin and calcium hydroxide, or with calcium hydroxide and methyl cellulose.
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