title: Monoblock obturation technique for non-vital immature permanent maxillary incisors using mineral trioxide aggregate: results from case series.
abstract: Ten patients presented with non-vital immature teeth for root canal treatment. In all these cases the pre-operative clinical examination revealed apical periodontitis with a buccal sinus tract of endodontic origin. These cases were treated by a mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) monoblock obturation technique. Follow-up evaluations were performed at 1 - 2 years after treatment. Eight out of 10 cases were associated with periradicular healing at follow-up evaluation. Mineral trioxide aggregate Monoblock obturation technique appears to be a valid material to obtain periradicular healing in teeth with open apices and necrotic pulps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, College of Dentistry/Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Zahid
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, College of Dentistry / Ziauddin University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Abdul Hakeem
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D010087:Oxides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012389:Root Canal Obturation; D017640:Silicates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate