You still use Dycal?

Daniel Kazachkov*

You still use Dycal?

I remember in dental school the words Dycal liners and bases rang supreme in the
preclinical setting. Since first year of “dental preclinic” we were always told about a variety
of products to sooth the tooth after preparation, to help sustain its vitality after the trauma that
is preparing the tooth. Whether from micro-fractures, bacteria or etch sensitivity, we knew we
wanted it gone quick to be successful at our mission. However, not enough curing lights were
available to teach us how to use composites, never mind, light activated liners coming out such
as Limeline and Vitrebond. So upon our ripening in the finally of second year, we would be unleashed on real teeth, attached to real live people. These real people we saw in the dental school
clinics also wanted composite fillings as well, and without cold sensitivity.

It was always tough to teach composite back in the 2000’s since most of the preclinical chairs didn’t have water and suction, but each station had a mercury disposal jar. So liners
fell by the wayside. These live patients also wanted their teeth to not require root canals, even
though for years now these people had not cared for, nor brushed, never mind flossed their teeth.
But at the dentist office it was now my inherited problem and I had to preform the Herodontics
needed to save these teeth and avoid the perception of impending DOOM of a root canal. Even
if the patient never had a root canal, the words, letters R.C.T. alone, are enough to always have
the patient reply.

The answer was always based on the depth of decay, but there were always those
radiographs that looked deeply decayed, but with a glimmer.

Dent Open J. 2015; 2(1): e1-e2. doi: 10.17140/DOJ-2-e001

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