Apexification: follow-up after 6-12 years.
Thirty 'apexified' immature permanent anterior teeth treated utilising Ca(OH)2 as root canal dressing assessed clinically and radiographically after greater than 6 less than or equal to 12 years revealed that in 15 teeth bridge remained the same; in 10 consolidated, while in 3 it decreased. Periapical radiolucency reappeared in one case, while in two it was questionable but clinically the teeth were comfortable; these cases were ones showing decrease in bridge consolidation: two teeth had been extracted during this observation period by some dentists because of complaint of discolouration.
Chawla
H S
HS
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh.
D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D010483:Periapical Diseases; D011379:Prognosis; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000254:growth & development
D002126:Calcium Hydroxide