Journal article
Treatment options: biological basis of regenerative endodontic procedures
Pediatric dentistry, Vol.35(2), pp.129-140
03/2013
PMID: 23635981
Abstract
Dental trauma occurs frequently in children and often can lead to pulpal necrosis. The occurrence of pulpal necrosis in the permanent but immature tooth represents a challenging clinical situation because the thin and often short roots increase the risk of subsequent fracture. Current approaches for treating the traumatized immature tooth with pulpal necrosis do not reliably achieve the desired clinical outcomes, consisting of healing of apical periodontitis, promotion of continued root development, and restoration of the functional competence of pulpal tissue. An optimal approach for treating the immature permanent tooth with a necrotic pulp would be to regenerate functional pulpal tissue. This review summarizes the current literature supporting a biological rationale for considering regenerative endodontic treatment procedures in treating the immature permanent tooth with pulp necrosis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Treatment options: biological basis of regenerative endodontic procedures
- Creators
- Kenneth M Hargreaves - Department of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA. hargreaves@uthscsa.eduAnibal DiogenesFabricio B Teixeira
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatric dentistry, Vol.35(2), pp.129-140
- PMID
- 23635981
- NLM abbreviation
- Pediatr Dent
- ISSN
- 0164-1263
- eISSN
- 1942-5473
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; United States
- Grant note
- R34 DE20864 / NIDCR NIH HHS NCATS8UL1TR000149 / NCATS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2013
- Academic Unit
- Endodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9984066086702771
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