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Successful apexification technique in an immature tooth with dens in dente. 1980

F S Ferguson, and S Friedman, and V Frazzetto

This is the first case report which documents the successful treatment by apexification of an immature permanent tooth with dens in dente. The patient, an 11-year-old boy in good health, presented with unilateral facial swelling and a "sore tooth." Clinical and radiographic examination revealed a partially erupted anomalous permanent canine with a radiolucent periapical area. After initial management with antibiotics, the anomalous structure within the canine was removed. Calcium hydroxide dressings were placed to facilitate apical closure. After 1 year the canal was filled with gutta-percha using a lateral condensation technique.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011670	Pulpectomy	Dental procedure in which the entire pulp chamber is removed from the crown and roots of a tooth.	Pulpectomies
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D003719	Dens in Dente	Anomaly of the tooth, found chiefly in upper lateral incisors. It is characterized by invagination of the enamel at the incisal edge.	Dens in Dentes,Dente, Dens in,Dentes, Dens in,in Dente, Dens,in Dentes, Dens
D003790	Dental Pulp Necrosis	Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification.	Dental Pulp Autolysis,Dental Pulp Gangrene,Necrosis, Dental Pulp,Pulp Gangrene,Pulp Mummification,Pulp Necrosis,Autolysis, Dental Pulp,Gangrene, Dental Pulp,Necroses, Pulp,Pulp Autolysis, Dental,Pulp Gangrene, Dental,Pulp Necroses,Pulp Necrosis, Dental,Autolyses, Dental Pulp,Dental Pulp Autolyses,Dental Pulp Necroses,Gangrene, Pulp,Gangrenes, Pulp,Mummification, Pulp,Mummifications, Pulp,Necroses, Dental Pulp,Necrosis, Pulp,Pulp Autolyses, Dental,Pulp Gangrenes,Pulp Mummifications,Pulp Necroses, Dental
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012389	Root Canal Obturation	Phase of endodontic treatment in which a root canal system that has been cleaned is filled through use of special materials and techniques in order to prevent reinfection.	Endodontic Obturation,Canal Obturation, Root,Canal Obturations, Root,Endodontic Obturations,Obturation, Endodontic,Obturation, Root Canal,Obturations, Endodontic,Obturations, Root Canal,Root Canal Obturations
D012390	Root Canal Therapy	A treatment modality in endodontics concerned with the therapy of diseases of the dental pulp. For preparatory procedures, ROOT CANAL PREPARATION is available.	Therapy, Root Canal,Canal Therapies, Root,Canal Therapy, Root,Root Canal Therapies,Therapies, Root Canal
D014071	Tooth Abnormalities	Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the teeth.	Odontome,Abnormalities, Teeth,Abnormalities, Tooth,Teeth Abnormalities,Abnormality, Teeth,Abnormality, Tooth,Odontomes,Teeth Abnormality,Tooth Abnormality