title: European Society of Endodontology position statement: Revitalization procedures.
abstract: This position statement represents a consensus of an expert committee convened by the European Society of Endodontology (ESE) on revitalization procedures. The statement is based on current clinical and scientific evidence as well as the expertise of the committee. The goal is to provide suitably trained dentists with a protocol including procedural details for the treatment of immature teeth with pulp necrosis as well as a patient consent form. Revitalization is a biologically based treatment as an alternative to apexification in properly selected cases. Previously published review articles provide more detailed background information and the basis for this position statement (Journal of Endodontics, 39, 2013, S30; Journal of Endodontics, 39, 2013, 319; Journal of Endodontics, 40, 2014, 1045; Dental Traumatology, 31, 2015, 267; International Endodontic Journal, 2015, doi: 10.1111/iej.12606). As controlled clinical trials are lacking and new evidence is still emerging, this position statement will be updated at appropriate intervals. This might lead to changes to the protocol provided here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Galler
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krastl
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology and Endodontics, University of Paris Diderot (Paris 7), Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Sciences, KU Leuven and Dentistry, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Gorp
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Sciences, KU Leuven and Dentistry, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meschi
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Augsburg, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vahedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Sciences, KU Leuven and Dentistry, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lambrechts
mesh_terms: D032962:Consent Forms; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004708:Endodontics / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D012038:Regeneration; D014070:Tooth / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Endodontology; position statement; regeneration; revitalization