title: Surgical treatment of a lateroradicular lesion on an invaginated lateral incisor (dens in dente).
abstract: The complex anatomy of invaginated teeth makes their endodontic treatment difficult. The case described here reports the successful management of an invaginated tooth presenting with a lateroradicular lesion. After the root was surgically exposed and the radicular defect was cleaned, gutta percha was sealed with a zinc oxide eugenol cement, heat-compacted under 5 degrees, and then cold-burnished. The osseous cavity was filled with Biocorail. Radiographs at 1 month and 5 years show periapical healing with osseous formation. This procedure, resulting in minimal loss of hard tissues, permitted retention of the tooth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Université Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sauveur
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sobel
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Boucher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003719:Dens in Dente / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012184:Retrograde Obturation / Q000379:methods*