title: Endodontic treatment of dens invaginatus: a 5-year follow-up.
abstract: Dens invaginatus is an anomaly of the tooth formation of embryonic origin that presents itself in several morphologic types. The complex anatomy of these teeth makes nonsurgical endodontic treatment complex and more so when its apex is immature. The 2 cases reported illustrate the nonsurgical endodontic management of a dens invaginatus type II and type III with an immature apex and periapical lesions, in which mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) in one case, and calcium hydroxide in the other one, were the materials used. A 5-year follow-up of both cases shows a complete periapical healing with bone formation at the site of the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud CES, Medellín, Colombia. alejojmllo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaramillo
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003719:Dens in Dente / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000628:therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000628:therapy; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017640:Silicates / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide