Endodontic treatment of dens in dente associated with a chronic periapical lesion using an apical plug of mineral trioxide aggregate

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		Quintessence International Edited by Eli Eliav ISSN 0033-6572 (print) • ISSN 1936-7163 (online)

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February 2007
Volume 38 , Issue 2

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Endodontic treatment of dens in dente associated with a chronic periapical lesion using an apical plug of mineral trioxide aggregate

Marina Vaz de Lima, DDS / Clovis Monteiro Bramante, PhD / Roberto Brandao Garcia, PhD / Ivaldo Gomes Moraes, PhD / Norberti Bernardineli, PhD

PMID: 17510714

Dens in dente is a developmental anomaly that predisposes the tooth to develop caries and pulp periapical pathologies. A chronic lesion can develop without any clinical symptoms of the pathology. The purpose of this case report is to decribe the endodontic treatment of dens in dente associated with a periapical lesion using a mineral trioxide aggregate apical plug. (Quintessence Int 2007;38:93.e124�128)

Key words: apical plug, dens in dente, endodontic treatment, healing, mineral trioxide aggregate, periapical lesion

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