title: The use of mineral trioxide aggregate to achieve root end closure: three case reports.
abstract: The use of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) to achieve root end closure has many advantages over the traditional calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) technique including the reduced number of visits and the reduced mechanical damage to dentine. Limited studies have reported the outcome of using MTA as an apexification material and a one-stage obturation technique in non-vital immature teeth. This article illustrates three successful clinical cases where MTA was used as an apexification material. In case study one: Type 1 Dens Invaginatus tooth with incomplete root formation, case study two: an immature tooth that suffered pulp necrosis following an enamel and dentine fracture trauma and case study three: a non-vital tooth following an apical root fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
authors.forename: Sondos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albadri
authors.forename: Yang See
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: Fadi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jarad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011859:Radiography; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide