Periapical healing after apicocurettage during apexification.
A case is presented in which conventional apexification with CaOH-CMCP paste was not successful at first. A minimal apicocurettage was done. Subsequently, the periapical bone healed and a dry, hard apical stop formed at the apical foramen. A gutta percha root canal filling was packed from the coronal access. This procedure offered a surgical alternative to an alloy retrofilling, when the usual apexification process was not successful.
D002648:Child; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000601:surgery*; D010486:Periapical Tissue / Q000502:physiology*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000502:physiology; D014945:Wound Healing
D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials