An investigation was conducted on the effect of formocresol treatment on the aqueous extractability and enzymatic susceptibility of excised implant tissue. The treated tissue demonstrated a decreased solubility and a diminished digestibility by trypsin, pepsin and collagenase. However, its reactivity toward hyaluronidase showed little alteration.
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