Apexification with white MTA in an immature permanent tooth with dens invaginatus
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2013-01-01
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Paulo, Anderson de Oliveira [UNESP]
Tanomaru-Filho, Mário [UNESP]
Leonardo, Renato de Toledo [UNESP]
Chávez-Andrade, Gisselle Moraima [UNESP]
Guerreiro-Tanomaru, Juliane Maria [UNESP]
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Dens invaginatus, also known as dens in dente, is a developmental dental anomaly resulting in an invagination of the enamel organ into the dental papilla. These cases present technical difficulties to the root canal treatment. Apexification using an apical plug of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has been indicated as an alternative to long-term intracanal use of calcium hydroxide in immature permanent teeth. It is considered as a simple and rapid technique. This paper reports a case of Oehlers' Type 1 dens invaginatus in an immature permanent maxillary right lateral incisor, which presented pulp necrosis secondary to dental trauma and was treated by apexification with white MTA apical plugging followed by conventional root canal therapy. The operative procedures are described and the technique is discussed. The physical and biological properties of MTA, associated with appropriate instrumentation and obturation techniques, make this material an excellent option in the endodontic therapy of immature permanent teeth with dens invaginatus.
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Apexification, Calcium hydroxide, Dens in dente, Dens invaginatus, Mineral trioxide aggregate
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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, v. 12, n. 1, p. 61-65, 2013.