PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Vol. 29 No. 1       JAN - FEB 2007

ISSN: 0164-1263      UBIC: 218-F ESP

ABSTRACTS

The purpose of this report was to present the case of a patient wherein revascularization of the necrotic infected pulp space of an immature permanent maxillary central incisor tooth was induced in vivo by stimulation of a blood clot from the periapical tissues into the canal space. This was achieved after disinfection of the canal space with a topical antibiotic paste followed by a blood clot scaffold induced from the periapical tissues. This treatment approach offers clinicians great potential to avoid the need for traditional apexifícation with calcium hydroxide or the need to achieve an artificial apical barrier with mineral trioxide aggregate. Furthermore, this treatment approach can help rescue infected immature teeth by physiologically strengthening the root walls. (Pediatr Dent 2007:29:47-50) KEYWORDS: PULP REVASCULARIZATION, PULP THERAPY, APEXIFICATION.

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