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MeSH Heading: Calcium Hydroxide
Tree Number(s): D01.045.250.313; D01.146.335; D01.248.497.158.459.150
Unique ID: D002126
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002126
Scope Note: A white powder prepared from lime that has many medical and industrial uses. It is in many dental formulations, especially for root canal filling.
Pharm Action: Bone Cements
Related Numbers: 1305-62-0
CAS Type 1 Name: Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2)
Previous Indexing: Calcium (1966); Hydroxides (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

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