title: Apexification of primary teeth: a treatment option.
abstract: This article reports a case of apexification in a child aged 20 months, with early childhood caries, using calcium hydroxide paste in two primary upper central incisors. This method is a feasible option for treating immature deciduous teeth showing pulpal necrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. martalua@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marta Lua Pimentel Winz
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Licinia Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.forename: Laura Guimaraes
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Primo
authors.forename: Maristela Barbosa
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Portela
mesh_terms: D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003442:Crowns; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000628:therapy; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007180:Incisor / Q000187:drug effects*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011670:Pulpectomy; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D006171:Gutta-Percha; C010473:iodoform; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide