INTRODUCTION An immature tooth with pulpal necrosis and apical periodontitis presents a unique challenge to the endodontist. Endodontic treatment options consist of apexification, apical barriers, or more recently, revascularization. The purpose of this case series is to report three cases that used revascularization protocol as described by Banchs and Trope. Each case presented its own special...

The odontogenic cutaneous sinus tract on the facial and cervical skin is known to occur as a result of pulp necrosis and chronic periapical periodontitis. Sinus tracts of endodontic origin usually respond well to endodontic therapy. The present case report discusses diagnosis and successful management of an extraoral cutaneous sinus tract of odontogenic origin in relation to a mandibular rigth ...

paresthesia is a burning or prickling sensation or partial numbness, resulting from neural injury. the symptoms can vary from mild neurosensory dysfunction to total loss of sensation in the innervated area. only a few cases have described apical periodontitis to be the etiological factor of impaired sensation in the area innervated by the inferior alveolar and mental nerves. the aim of the pres...

Accumulation of soft tissue or dentinal remnants in the apical region is a common event that can cause blockage of root canals. This event can be avoided if apical patency is performed during the root canal shaping procedures. However, there is no consensus on the role of apical patency in relation to the success of endodontic treatment of necrotic teeth with apical periodontitis. Therefore, th...

This is a case of 35-year-old patient who was selected to participate in the humanitarian project complete oral rehabilitation and quality life improvement. The carried out by dean, professors, teaching assistants students at Faculty Dental Medicine Health Osijek. Patient’s cavity status incongruent with his age due extensive inflammatory disease active caries on multiple teeth. Further progres...

Apical periodontitis (AP) is characterized by a peri-root inflammatory process presented the host's immune response, from infections that affect root canal system. The objective of this study was to verify prevalence apical lesions in digital periapical radiographs performed public dental care service northern region Brazil. To end, 3967 on patients seen 2019 were analyzed and classified using ...

Gutta-percha (G) and sealer do not resist coronal leakage. In this study, the effect of orifice plugs using dentin-bonding/composite resin(C) or IRM on coronal leakage was evaluated in vivo. Sixty-one premolar roots in three beagle dogs were instrumented and filled with G and AH 26(S), or G alone. The coronal 2 mm was replaced with C or IRM, or left untreated. The access cavities were kept open...

Dental and Other Aspects of a Possible Association Between Cerebrovascular Ischemia and Chronic Infection To the editor: I believe that the report of Grau and colleagues1 concerning acute cerebrovascular ischemia and infections has diagnostic, statistical, dental, and terminological aspects worthy of comment. This letter will address them sequentially. All possible participants with two or more...

A radicular cyst is one of the furthermost everyday odontogenic cysts of the anterior maxilla, not regularly comprehended in youth. They are found mostly at the apices of the tooth (periapical cyst), lateral surface of the roots (lateral radicular cyst) and remains in the jaw after removal of the offending tooth (residual cyst). The radicular cyst has been catalogued as an inflammatory cyst, as...

INTRODUCTION The aim was to compare the periapical status of root-filled teeth restored with resin composite, laboratory-fabricated crowns, or amalgam in a Swedish adult population. METHODS The subjects consisted of 440 individuals from a randomly selected sample of 1000 adult residents of a Swedish county. The type, material, and quality of the restorations were recorded for all root-filled ...