title: Treatment of teeth with open apices using mineral trioxide aggregate.
abstract: Injuries to the dentition may ultimately result in the interruption of root development. If the pulp remains vital following trauma, this state should be maintained and root-end closure should be induced by apexogenesis. When the pulp is necrotic, the placement of an apical barrier can be utilized as an alternative to establish an environment that facilitates the closure of the apical opening. This article demonstrates the use of mineral trioxide aggregate as an apical barrier material for root-end closure in the permanent teeth of three patients.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University, Department of Endodontics, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. sshabahang@som.llu.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shabahang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torabinejad
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000628:therapy; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000187:drug effects; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping; D003789:Dental Pulp Exposure / Q000628:therapy; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000628:therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D009805:Odontogenesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000628:therapy; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy; D011671:Pulpitis / Q000628:therapy; D011672:Pulpotomy; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000187:drug effects*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate