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Endodontic treatment of teeth with apical periodontitis using calcium hydroide: a long‐term study
Author(s) -
Çahşkan M. K.,
Şen B. H.
Publication year - 1996
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 - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1996.tb00518.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , periodontitis , medicine , term (time) , orthodontics , calcium , physics , quantum mechanics
The aim of this study was to evaluate clinically and radiographically the long‐term results of endodontic therapy. A total of 172 mature teeth with periapical radiolucencies with and without symptoms were treated endoclontically using calcium hydroxide paste as the intracanal medicament and a calcium hydroxide containing root canal sealer. In 58 teeth, the dressing‐was accidentally or intentionally extruded into the lesions. All cases were followed up for a period of 2–5 years. The teeth in which the dressing was extruded did not show a different healing pattern from the ones treated conventionally. The complete healing rate for all cases was 80.8% while incomplete healing had taken place in 7.6% of the cases.