Outcome of Direct Pulp Capping Using Calcium Hydroxide: A Long-term Retrospective Study

Dr. Domenico Ricucci received his degree in General Medicine from “La Sapienza” University of Rome in 1982, and his DDS from the same University in 1985. Since then on he has maintained private dental practices limited to endodontics. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Ricucci was Professor of Cariology at “Magna Graecia” University of Catanzaro, Italy in 2002 -2003. He served in the Research Committee of the European Society of Endodontology from 1999 to 2005. Dr. Ricucci’s primary research interest relates to pulpal and periapical tissue reactions to caries and treatment procedures, biofilms in endodontic infections, etiology of RTC treatment failure, pulp regeneration/revascularization. Since 1998 he has run his own histology laboratory and has developed considerable skills in hard tissue preparations for light microscopy. Dr. Ricucci has published 113 papers and has lectured both nationally and internationally. He has authored the Textbook and Atlas “Patologia e Clinica Endodontica”,  the textbook and atlas “Endodontology. An integrated biological and clinical view”, also translated into Chinese, Russian, Japanese. He has also authored or co-authored 22 book chapters.

Dr. Rôças is Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Dentistry and Head of the Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Grande Rio University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. She is also Chairman and Professor at the Dental Research Group, Iguaçu University, Nova Iguaçu, RJ, Brazil. She received her DDS from State University of Rio de Janeiro, in 1992, and her certificate of endodontic specialist in Gama Filho University in 1996. In 2002, Dr. Rôças received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Bacteriology from State University of Rio de Janeiro. She concluded her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology in 2004 at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Rôças has co-authored the book “Treatment of Endodontic Infections” and contributed several chapters for leading international endodontic textbooks. She has published more than 220 scientific articles. Dr. Rôças has served as a reviewer for many international journals and is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Frontiers in Dental Medicine journal.

Dr. Alves is the Coordinator of the Post-Graduate Program in Dentistry at Grande Rio University, Master's and Doctorate levels. He is also Professor of Endodontics at Iguaçu University. He received his DDS, endodontic certificate, and master's degree from Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, in 1999, 2002, and 2004, respectively. Dr. Alves concluded his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology in 2008 at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Alves has served as an associate editor of the European Endodontic Journal and Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, as well as a reviewer of numerous international journals. He has also contributed to more than 130 scientific papers.

Dr. Cabello is coordinator of the Genetics Laboratory at the University of Grande Rio and advisor in the Graduate Programs in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (Fiocruz/Rio de Janeiro) and at the Translational Biomedicine Program at the University of Grande Rio (Rio de Janeiro). He graduated in Biological Sciences at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in 1967 (Lima, Peru); he earned his master's degree in genetics in 1973 and his doctorate in science in 1977, both at the University of São Paulo (São Paulo/Brazil). Dr. Cabello was a Researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro (1986-2014), where he was Head of the Human Genetics Laboratory. He has extensive experience in Applied Statistics to Biomedical Sciences and Genetics, leading two research groups of the National Council of Science and Technology (CNPq/Brazil), and has published more than 100 papers.

Dr. Siqueira is Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Grande Rio University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. He is also Chairman and Professor at the Dental Research Group, Iguaçu University, Nova Iguaçu, RJ, Brazil. He received his DDS from Gama Filho University, Rio de Janeiro in 1989, and his endodontic certificate from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1992. In 1996, he received his Master’s Degree in Microbiology and Immunology from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He concluded his PhD in Microbiology and Immunology in 1998 at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Siqueira has co-authored the books “Treatment of Endodontic Infections” and "Endodontology: An Integrated Biological and Clinical View", and other 8 books about Endodontics, Microbiology or Immunology. He has also contributed several chapters for leading international endodontic textbooks as well as more than 420 scientific papers. Dr. Siqueira is the recipient of the 2014 Louis I. Grossman award from the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) and the 2012 Louis I. Grossman award from the French Society of Endodontics (SFE). He served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Endodontics from 2006 to 2008 and is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Journal of Endodontics and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Oral Microbiology, British Dental Journal Open and Frontiers in Dental Medicine. He also serves as a reviewer for several other international journals and is actively lecturing on endodontics world-wide.