title: Apical plug technique using mineral trioxide aggregate: results from a case series.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the clinical and radiographic appearance of teeth that suffered premature interruption of root development and were treated by an mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) apical plug technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Eleven teeth with immature root apices in 11 patients were treated nonsurgically by the manual application of MTA in the apical portion of the root canal under microscopic vision. Follow-up evaluations were performed at 1-2 years after treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mineral trioxide aggregate appears to be a valid material to obtain periradicular healing in teeth with open apices and necrotic pulps. Ten out of 11 cases were associated with periradicular health at follow-up evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, The University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pace
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giuliani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pini Prato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baccetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pagavino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D009805:Odontogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000473:pathology*; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000628:therapy; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; D006171:Gutta-Percha