Chemicals and Drugs

Calcium Hydroxide

A white powder prepared from lime that has many medical and industrial uses. It is in many dental formulations, especially for root canal filling.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A white powder prepared from lime that has many medical and industrial uses. It is in many dental formulations, especially for root canal filling.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Hydroxide, Calcium

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

67

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Previous Indexing

  • Calcium (1966)
  • Hydroxides (1966)

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  1. D01w.045w.250w.313w
  2. D01w.146.335w
  3. D01w.248w.497w.158w.459w.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Calcium Hydroxide. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002126. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002126
  2. Calcium Hydroxide. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide
  3. Calcium Hydroxide. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182849