Apexification of primary teeth: a treatment option.
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.
Almeida
Marta Lua Pimentel Winz
ML
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. martalua@hotmail.com
Damasceno
Licinia Maria
LM
Primo
Laura Guimaraes
LG
Portela
Maristela Barbosa
MB
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*
D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D006171:Gutta-Percha; C010473:iodoform; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide