Modern endodontic therapy for an incompletely developed tooth.
An important goal of modern dentistry is to preserve a functional, esthetic, and pain-free dentition. If irreversible pulp pathology occurs in an immature permanent tooth from traumatic or carious exposure, normal apical maturation may be interrupted. Conventional endodontic obturation techniques, if necessary, will be difficult and may not be adequate in such a tooth. The endodontic techniques of apexogenesis and apexification have been successful in achieving adequate root development and apical construction. These conventional techniques and materials are reviewed along with a promising material called mineral trioxide aggregate.
U.S. Army Dental Activity, Fort Benning, Georgia, USA.
Barry G
BG
Bishop
Gordon W
GW
Woollard
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping / Q000379:methods*; D003789:Dental Pulp Exposure / Q000628:therapy; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000378:metabolism; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D010087:Oxides; D011672:Pulpotomy / Q000379:methods*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D017640:Silicates; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000254:growth & development*; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; C031667:IRM cement; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide