title: Treatment of maxillary central incisor with external root resorption using mineral trioxide aggregate: 18 months follow-up.
abstract: External cervical resorption is the loss of dental hard tissue as a result of odontoclastic action; it usually begins on the cervical region of the root surface of the teeth. This case report demonstrates an external cervical resorption in a maxillary central incisor of a 24-year-old male patient. After surgical intervention and root canal treatment, the resorption was subsequently sealed with mineral trioxide aggregate. The 18 months follow-up demonstrates no pathological changes on clinical and radiographic examination. This case report presents a treatment strategy that might improve the healing outcomes for patients with external cervical resorption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Andhra Pradesh, India. padmagandi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Padma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gandi
authors.forename: Saraswathi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Disha
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D010087:Oxides; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000628:therapy*; D017640:Silicates; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate