Successful apexification technique in an immature tooth with dens in dente

This is the first case report which documents the successful treatment by apexification of an immature permanent tooth with dens in dente. The patient, an 11-year-old boy in good health, presented with unilateral facial swelling and a "sore tooth." Clinical and radiographic examination rev...

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Published in:	Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 49; no. 4; p. 356
Main Authors:	Ferguson, F S, Friedman, S, Frazzetto, V
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-1980
Subjects:	Child Dens in Dente - complications Dental Pulp Necrosis - therapy Humans Male Pulpectomy Root Canal Obturation - methods Root Canal Therapy - methods Tooth Abnormalities - complications
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Summary:	This is the first case report which documents the successful treatment by apexification of an immature permanent tooth with dens in dente. The patient, an 11-year-old boy in good health, presented with unilateral facial swelling and a "sore tooth." Clinical and radiographic examination revealed a partially erupted anomalous permanent canine with a radiolucent periapical area. After initial management with antibiotics, the anomalous structure within the canine was removed. Calcium hydroxide dressings were placed to facilitate apical closure. After 1 year the canal was filled with gutta-percha using a lateral condensation technique.
ISSN:	0030-4220
DOI:	10.1016/0030-4220(80)90147-4