Influence of bony resorption on endodontic treatment.
A review of prognosis studies has examined success rates between samples of teeth, both with and without radiolucent lesions, treated conventionally. The presence of a lesion predisposes the endodontic case to a lower success rate. On the basis of experimental data on the use of calcium hydroxide, investigation of increasing success with placement of calcium hydroxide in the canals of teeth with periapical lesions for 3 to 10 months prior to conventional filling is proposed.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000503:physiopathology
D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide