Use of mineral trioxide aggregate in the treatement of traumatized teeth in children--two case reports.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Dental injuries in immature permanent teeth often result in endodontic complications. Apexification technique using calcium hydroxide is associated with certain flaws, such as long treatment time, the possibility of tooth fracture and incomplete calcification. The use of an apical plug employing mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is an alternative treatment option.

CASE REPORT:

We reported the successful treatment of 4 maxillary incisors (in a 7-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl) with open apices and periapical lesions. Apical portions of the canals were filled with MTA plugs in both cases. Coronal parts of the root canals were filled with gutta-percha and sealer. Clinical findings were clear 6 months after the definite obturation with no pathological changes on the radiographs in both cases.

CONCLUSION:

The use of MTA for apical plugging appears to be a valid treatment option in traumatized immature teeth with endodontic complications.

• Authors: Bojana Cetenović, Dejan Marković, Bojan Petrović, Tamara Perić, Vukoman Jokanović
• Journal: Vojnosanitetski pregled (Vojnosanit Pregl) Vol. 70 Issue 8 Pg. 781-4 (Aug 2013) ISSN: 0042-8450 [Print] Serbia
• PMID: 24069830 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Aluminum Compounds
• Calcium Compounds
• Dental Cements
• Drug Combinations
• Oxides
• Root Canal Filling Materials
• Silicates
• mineral trioxide aggregate
• Gutta-Percha
• Calcium Hydroxide

Topics

• Aluminum Compounds (therapeutic use)
• Apexification (methods)
• Calcium Compounds (therapeutic use)
• Calcium Hydroxide (therapeutic use)
• Child
• Dental Cements (therapeutic use)
• Drug Combinations
• Female
• Gutta-Percha (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Incisor (diagnostic imaging, injuries)
• Male
• Oxides (therapeutic use)
• Radiography
• Root Canal Filling Materials (therapeutic use)
• Root Canal Obturation (methods)
• Silicates (therapeutic use)
• Therapeutics
• Tooth Fractures (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)