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The use of mineral trioxide aggregate to achieve root end closure: three case reports
Author(s) -
Albadri Sondos,
Chau Yang See,
Jarad Fadi
Publication year - 2013
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.1600-9657.2012.01128.x
Subject(s) - apexification , mineral trioxide aggregate , dentistry , tooth fracture , calcium hydroxide , pulp (tooth) , pulp necrosis , medicine , orthodontics , chemistry
– The use of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) to achieve root end closure has many advantages over the traditional calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH) 2 ) technique including the reduced number of visits and the reduced mechanical damage to dentine. Limited studies have reported the outcome of using MTA as an apexification material and a one‐stage obturation technique in non‐vital immature teeth. This article illustrates three successful clinical cases where MTA was used as an apexification material. In case study one: Type 1 Dens Invaginatus tooth with incomplete root formation, case study two: an immature tooth that suffered pulp necrosis following an enamel and dentine fracture trauma and case study three: a non‐vital tooth following an apical root fracture.