Apex formation during orthodontic treatment in an adult patient: report of a case.
This clinical report describes an apexification procedure on a maxillary left central incisor in a 34-year-old male who was also receiving active orthodontic treatment. The pulp of the tooth had become necrotic following a traumatic injury when the patient was 8 years of age. Despite the tooth undergoing active orthodontic repositioning with fixed appliances, root-end closure occurred uneventfully and within 3 years.
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D000328:Adult; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D012184:Retrograde Obturation / Q000379:methods*; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000150:complications