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European Society of Endodontology position statement: Revitalization procedures
Author(s) -
Galler K. M.,
Krastl G.,
Simon S.,
Van Gorp G.,
Meschi N.,
Vahedi B.,
Lambrechts P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/iej.12629
Subject(s) - position statement , endodontics , protocol (science) , medicine , pulp necrosis , statement (logic) , dentistry , evidence based dentistry , alternative medicine , medical physics , family medicine , political science , pulp (tooth) , pathology , law
This position statement represents a consensus of an expert committee convened by the European Society of Endodontology ( ESE ) on revitalization procedures. The statement is based on current clinical and scientific evidence as well as the expertise of the committee. The goal is to provide suitably trained dentists with a protocol including procedural details for the treatment of immature teeth with pulp necrosis as well as a patient consent form. Revitalization is a biologically based treatment as an alternative to apexification in properly selected cases. Previously published review articles provide more detailed background information and the basis for this position statement ( Journal of Endodontics, 39 , 2013, S30; Journal of Endodontics, 39 , 2013, 319; Journal of Endodontics , 40 , 2014, 1045; Dental Traumatology , 31 , 2015, 267; International Endodontic Journal, 2015, doi: 10.1111/iej.12606 ). As controlled clinical trials are lacking and new evidence is still emerging, this position statement will be updated at appropriate intervals. This might lead to changes to the protocol provided here.