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Calcium Sulfate (Alabaster)

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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.

Also Known As:

Alabaster; Gypsum; Plaster of Paris; Calcium Sulfate, Dihydrate; Calcium Sulphate; Drierite; Gypsite; Anhydrous Calcium Sulfate; Anhydrous Sulfate of Lime; Artificial Dental Stone; Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Dihydrate; Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Hemihydrate; Calcium Sulfate (2:1); Calcium Sulfate, Anhydrous; Calcium Sulfate, Hemihydrate; Gypsum, Dental; Karstenite; Stone, Artificial Dental; Dihydrate Calcium Sulfate; Hemihydrate Calcium Sulfate; Lime Anhydrous Sulfate; Paris Plaster; Sulfate, Calcium; Sulphate, Calcium; Dental Gypsum; Dental Stone, Artificial; Sulfuric acid, calcium salt (1:1)

Networked: 326 relevant articles (22 outcomes, 41 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Haggard, Warren O: 4 articles (10/2014 - 06/2008)
2.	Bumgardner, Joel D: 4 articles (06/2014 - 06/2008)
3.	Rahaman, Mohamed N: 3 articles (12/2015 - 01/2014)
4.	Jia, Wei-Tao: 3 articles (12/2015 - 01/2010)
5.	Zhang, Chang-Qing: 3 articles (12/2015 - 01/2010)
6.	Karr, Jeffrey C: 3 articles (03/2015 - 03/2011)
7.	Courtney, Harry S: 3 articles (06/2014 - 06/2008)
8.	Wenke, Joseph C: 3 articles (07/2009 - 01/2005)
9.	Huang, Wen-Hai: 2 articles (12/2015 - 01/2014)
10.	Lauretta, Joseph: 2 articles (03/2015 - 03/2011)

Related Diseases

1.	Infection 08/01/1999 - "A small number of studies have also examined the use of FA alone for the treatment of bone infections, with evidence of good efficacy, as well as the local application of FA in plaster-of-Paris (POP) beads, or incorporated into bone cement, again with promising results. " 04/01/2009 - "The objectives of this study were to assess the efficacy of a synthetic semihydrate form of calcium sulphate (Stimulan) in experimental bone infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). " 06/01/1984 - "Infection somewhat limited the success of the study, but in those animals without major infections, successful replacement of the calcium sulfate by normal bone occurred both with and without the presence of periosteum." 07/01/1982 - "Antibiotic loaded plaster of Paris pellets: an in vitro study of a possible method of local antibiotic therapy in bone infection." 01/01/2015 - "Antibiotic-loaded synthetic calcium sulfate beads for prevention of bacterial colonization and biofilm formation in periprosthetic infections."
2.	Osteomyelitis 10/01/2014 - "There were excellent results in 32 cases, good in 14, fair in 6. A satisfactory short-term clinical results can be gained by one-stage compound grafting of antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate and autogenous cancellous bone in chronic calcaneal osteomyelitis, but the long-term results need further follow-up. " 10/01/2014 - "From June 2009 to June 2011, 52 patients with chronic calcaneal osteomyelitis were treated with stage-one compound grafting of antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate and autogenous cancellous bone,including 12 females and 40 males with an average age of 43 years old ranging from 18 to 67. " 10/01/2014 - "[One-stage compound grafting of antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate and autogenous cancellous bone for the treatment of chronic calcaneal osteomyelitis]." 12/01/2013 - "A total of 15 patients with benign bone lesions and chronic osteomyelitis were operated and the osseous defects were filled with calcium sulfate which was comprehensively sterilized. " 07/01/2006 - "At a mean followup time of 22.4 months, no DBM-calcium sulfate grafted calcaneus demonstrated evidence of osteomyelitis. "
3.	Furcation Defects 05/01/2006 - "The purpose of this study was to histologically evaluate the healing of surgically created Class II furcation defects treated using an autogenous bone (AB) graft with or without a calcium sulfate (CS) barrier. " 05/01/2006 - "Autogenous bone graft with or without a calcium sulfate barrier in the treatment of Class II furcation defects: a histologic and histometric study in dogs." 10/01/2002 - "The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three methods using calcium sulfate as a graft/barrier for the treatment of Class II mandibular furcation defects. " 10/01/2002 - "Comparison of three methods using calcium sulfate as a graft/barrier material for the treatment of Class II mandibular molar furcation defects." 10/01/2002 - "Furthermore, the addition of either doxycycline or DFDBA to calcium sulfate significantly enhanced the clinical outcome more than did the calcium sulfate alone, and the addition of DFDBA was more effective in the treatment of Class II mandibular furcation defects than doxycycline."
4.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 12/01/2013 - "If patients could not have their operation within 24h then they were placed in a Plaster of Paris back slab in casualty with the ankle reduced, limb care advice given - elevation, cooling and DVT thromboprophylaxis - and the patient was discharged home on crutches after a slot was determined on the trauma list typically six days later. " 03/01/2012 - "After 270 mg of calcined gypsum, 300 mg of Jiuyi Dan, 90 mg of Shengdan, and 180 mg of Shengdan were used on the surface of wounds (5 cm x 5 cm) on two sides of rabbit back for 5 h, the surfaces of wound were washed by water. " 03/01/2012 - "After 36 mg of calcined gypsum and 40 mg of Jiuyi Dan were used on the surface of wound (5 cm x 5 cm) on one side of rabbit back for 4 h, the surfaces of wound were washed by saline. " 04/01/2010 - "Wounds were cleaned and dressed with gauze and a plaster-of-Paris cast was applied. " 03/01/2010 - "A low but consistent complication rate, specifically serous drainage from the wound as the calcium sulphate absorbs, has been reported. "
5.	Congenital Abnormalities (Deformity) 01/01/1981 - "The conclusion was that plaster of Paris casts were a safe and effective method of correcting primary deformity of the knee in the majority of the patients." 03/01/2010 - "[Gypsum wedge packing external fixation for treating angular deformities after stable tibia and fibula fractures]." 11/01/2015 - " main purpose of the present study was to comparatively analyze the effectiveness, advantages, and the complications of using semirigid synthetic softcast with respect to plaster of Paris (POP) during the treatment of clubfoot deformity.The" 05/01/2006 - "Patients also followed an orthodontic assessment using model-facial photographic and gypsum casts to diagnose malocclusion and dentofacial deformities. " 05/01/2006 - "Gypsum casts were used for the measurement, along with a statistical evaluation of results, to compare the appearance of patients with a complete unilateral or bilateral cleft lip and palate prior to corrective surgery of their secondary deformity and following this intervention. "

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