Endodontic treatment of dens in dente associated with a chronic periapical lesion using an apical plug of mineral trioxide aggregate.
Dens in dente is a developmental anomaly that predisposes the tooth to develop caries and pulp periapical pathologies. A chronic lesion can develop without any clinical symptoms of the pathology. The purpose of this case report is to describe the endodontic treatment of dens in dente associated with a periapical lesion using a mineral trioxide aggregate apical plug.
de Lima
Marina Vaz
MV
Department of Operative Dentsitry, Endodontics and Dental Materials, University of São Paulo, School of Dentistry of Bauru, Bauru, Brazil.
Bramante
Clovis Monteiro
CM
Garcia
Roberto Brandao
RB
Moraes
Ivaldo Gomes
IG
Bernardineli
Norberti
N
D000328:Adult; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003719:Dens in Dente / Q000628:therapy*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate