title: Conservative management of an accidentally resected root: a 3-year follow-up.
abstract: Despite all the effort by dentists to provide high levels of dental care in clinical practice, there is always the possibility of accidents occurring. This report describes a referred case that presented with irreversible pulpitis in tooth #19. The situation developed after accidental resectioning of the distal root of tooth #19 during the surgical extraction of tooth #18 by another dentist. The resultant open apex in the distal root of tooth #19 was managed conservatively. A positive apical stop was prepared at the root end of the distal root and sterile calcium hydroxide powder was used to create an apical barrier against which a gutta-percha filling was condensed. The treatment appeared successful at 3-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Conservation Department, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Sciences, University of London, UK.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Daoudi
mesh_terms: D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar / Q000293:injuries; D012389:Root Canal Obturation; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries*
chemical_list: D002126:Calcium Hydroxide