title: Apexification with calcium hydroxide and mineral trioxide aggregate: Report of two cases.
abstract: The completion of root development and closure of the apex occurs up to 3 years after the eruption of the tooth. The treatment of pulpal injury during this period provides a significant challenge for the clinician. The importance of careful case assessment and accurate pulpal diagnosis in the treatment of immature teeth with pulpal injury cannot be overemphasized. The treatment of choice for necrotic teeth is apexification, which is induction of apical closure to produce more favorable conditions for conventional root canal filling. The most commonly advocated medicament is calcium hydroxide, although recently considerable interest has been expressed in the use of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). We report a case series wherein calcium hydroxide and MTA were used successfully for one step apexification in teeth with open apex.
authors: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Vivekanandha Dental College for Women, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Murugesan
authors: M
authors: Gawthaman
authors: Selvaraj
authors: S
authors: Vinodh
authors: Veerabadhran Mahesh
authors: VM
authors: Mathian
authors: Rangasamy
authors: R
authors: Vijayaraghavan
authors: Ramachandran
authors: R
authors: Karunakaran
keywords: Apexification; calcium hydroxide; mineral trioxide aggregate; young permanent teeth
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