PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to record transmitted-light photoplethysmography (TLP) from young permanent teeth and examine its applicability to pulp vitality assessment. METHODS Twenty-six healthy and 7 nonvital upper maxillary incisors in 17 children (ages 7 years, 3 months to 14 years, 8 months) were examined. Recordings of TLP were made with and without opaque black rubber dam app...

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-treated dentin matrix (TDM) is an enriched source of bioactive molecules. Therefore, it was hypothesized that fabrication of autogenous TDM on root dentinal walls of necrotic immature permanent teeth may allow more predictable outcome of revascularization treatments. Two young patients with permanent nonvital immature teeth were chosen for revascularizatio...

,An eight-year-old with extensive decay in both mandibular first permanent molars was examined in October, 1970. Both molars were found to have immature roots. ,4 nonvital molar was treated to achieve apical closure followed later by conventional endodontic therapy. A vital molar was treated with a formocresol pulpotomy followed by conventional endodontic therapy. After 10 years, both molars sh...

A common problem encountered by dentists is the restorative treatment of nonvital teeth. When the pulp chamber presents appropriate conditions for retention, the endocrown is indicated. This monolithic, ceramic adhesive restoration is singularly used yet warrants wider recognition and use. The endocrown allows preservation of the tooth structure and is minimally invasive. Currently, this treatm...

Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is the cyst arising from the cell rests of dental lamina. It can occur anywhere in the jaw, but commonly seen in the posterior part of the mandible. Radiographically, most OKCs are unilocular when presented at the periapex and can be mistaken for radicular or lateral periodontal cyst. When the cyst is multilocular and located at the molar ramus area, it may be confu...

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate if the Guatemalan dentist’s options on tooth bleaching could be influenced by their time in clinical practice, level of specialization or working place. Methods: A representative sample dentists practice Guatemala was selected. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire with information related gender, professional characteristics (ti...

Perinatal asphyxia is one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality in India. In addition to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and neurological deficits, there is evidence of multi-system insult (l). Hepatic dysfunction is caused by redistributing cardiac output away from nonvital viscera to the heart, brain and adrenal glands (2). The present study was carried out to determine the extent of live...

The purpose of this report was to review an emerging alternative treatment pulpectomies and extractions for nonvital primary teeth called lesion sterilization tissue repair (LSTR) provide the results two clinical case reports. LSTR is a noninstrumentotion endodont (NIET) that involves triple antibiotic mixture in suitable vehicle, which used disinfect root canol systems. This type develop by co...