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Revascularization of an immature permanent tooth with apical periodontitis and sinus tract
Author(s) -
Iwaya Shinichi,
Ikawa Motohide,
Kubota Minoru
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-9657.2001.017004185.x
Subject(s) - apexification , medicine , root canal , periodontitis , dentistry , revascularization , pulp (tooth) , premolar , molar , myocardial infarction
– A necrotic immature mandibular second premolar with periapical involvement in a 13‐year‐old patient was treated. Instead of the standard root canal treatment protocol and apexification, antimicrobial agents were used in the canal, after which the canal was left empty. Radiographic examination showed the start of apical closure 5 months after the completion of the antimicrobial protocol. Thickening of the canal wall and complete apical closure was confirmed 30 months after the treatment, indicating the revascularization potential of a young permanent tooth pulp into a bacteria‐free root canal space.