Orthograde apical plug in a traumatized tooth with necrotic pulp and immature apex using calcium silicate cement: A case report

J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Feb;70(Suppl 1)(2):S125-S128.

Abstract

This case report describes dental management of a 15- year-old boy, undergoing treatment for Thalassaemia Major and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia with bone marrow transplant and immuno-suppressants. During the course of his treatment the patient developed a swelling in anterior maxilla and therefore was referred by the primary physician for evaluation. This case report highlights the management of medically compromised patients in a tertiary care hospital in which apexification was carried out in a permanent immature tooth utilizing MTA as an immediate apical plug.

Keywords: Tooth injuries, Tooth fractures, Open apices, Mineral trioxide aggregate, Necrotic pulp, One visit apexification..

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Apexification / methods*
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Calcium Compounds / therapeutic use*
  • Dental Pulp Necrosis / complications
  • Dental Pulp Necrosis / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / therapy
  • Male
  • Root Canal Therapy / methods*
  • Silicates / therapeutic use*
  • Tooth Fractures / complications
  • Tooth Fractures / therapy*
  • beta-Thalassemia / complications
  • beta-Thalassemia / therapy

Substances

  • Calcium Compounds
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Silicates
  • calcium silicate