"Calcium Sulfate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant, in dentistry as an impression material, cast, or die, and in medicine for immobilizing casts and as a tablet excipient. It exists in various forms and states of hydration. Plaster of Paris is a mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum.
| Descriptor ID |
D002133
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.146.375 D01.578.215 D01.875.800.800.850.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate- Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate
- Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Dihydrate
- Calcium Sulfate, Dihydrate
- Dihydrate Calcium Sulfate
- Alabaster
- Gypsum
Dental Gypsum- Dental Gypsum
- Stone, Artificial Dental
- Gypsum, Dental
- Artificial Dental Stone
- Dental Stone, Artificial
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Calcium Sulfate" by people in Profiles.
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Healing bone lesion defects using injectable CaSO4 /CaPO4 -TCP bone graft substitute compared to cancellous allograft bone chips in a canine model. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2019 02; 107(2):408-414.
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Poor Outcomes of Irrigation and Debridement in Acute Periprosthetic Joint Infection With Antibiotic-Impregnated Calcium Sulfate Beads. J Arthroplasty. 2017 08; 32(8):2505-2507.
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Function after injection of benign bone lesions with a bioceramic. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Jul; 470(7):2014-20.
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Increased bone formation using calcium sulfate-calcium phosphate composite graft. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Jun; 459:110-7.
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Local and systemic levels of tobramycin delivered from calcium sulfate bone graft substitute pellets. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2005 Aug; (437):97-104.
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Use of bone graft substitutes and bioactive materials in treatment of distal radius fractures. Hand Clin. 2005 Aug; 21(3):449-54.
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An injectable calcium sulfate-based bone graft putty using hydroxypropylmethylcellulose as the plasticizer. Orthopedics. 2004 Jan; 27(1 Suppl):s155-9.
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Effects of altered crystalline structure and increased initial compressive strength of calcium sulfate bone graft substitute pellets on new bone formation. Orthopedics. 2004 Jan; 27(1 Suppl):s113-8.
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Healing of large defects treated with calcium sulfate pellets containing demineralized bone matrix particles. Orthopedics. 2003 May; 26(5 Suppl):s581-5.
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Resorption evaluation of a large bolus of calcium sulfate in a canine medullary defect. Orthopedics. 2003 May; 26(5 Suppl):s577-9.