Guided Endodontic Access in a Calcified Central Incisor: A Conservative Alternative for Endodontic Therapy.

Guided endodontic access is a promising method to treat teeth with pulp calcification. This report aimed to describe a case of root canal treatment performed through guided endodontic access in a calcified anterior tooth with apical periodontitis. A 23-year-old female with a history of trauma 10 years ago in the anterior maxilla was referred to the dental office. Her chief complaint was discolouration of the left central incisor crown. The tooth was sensitive to percussion and responded negatively to pulp sensitivity tests. The periapical radiography showed pulp calcification and periapical radiolucency. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) was obtained to allow a more detailed view of the pulp canal and the periapical area. An intraoral scan was performed and the standard tessellation language (STL) archive was combined with digital imaging and communications on medicine (DICOM) images from CBCT in the Implant Viewer software. Subsequently, a 3D model was designed and printed to guide the endodontic access in position and appropriate angulation for dental instrumentation. The mold was positioned on the patient's tooth and the root canal treatment was performed. After two years, complete healing of periapical tissues was observed. This method facilitates the drill targeting during access, reducing the risk of deviations and perforations.

Resposta da polpa dental humana protegida com óxido de zinco em apicogênese / Response of human dental pulp protected with zinc oxide in apexogenesis

O presente estudo teve por objetivo verificar a manutenção da vitalidade do remanescente pulpar, após curativo com óxido de zinco, com a finalidade de completar a gênese radicular sem a formação da barreira dentinária. Dos 11 dentes com rizogênese incompleta, selecionados em dez pacientes, nenhum formou barreira dentinária com o uso do óxido de zinco como recobrimento do tecido pulpar remanescente, empregando a técnica da pulpotomia como terapia pulpar conservadora. O tecido pulpar remanescente permaneceu com vitalidade e ocorreu desenvolvimento fisiológico e fechamento completo do final da raiz.

Reparo periapical com retro-obturações de MTA e Super EBA em cães / Periapical repair with root end filling of MTA and Super EBA in dogs

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a resposta biológica de MTA e Super EBA (SEBA) em retro-obturações em cães. Lesões periapicais induzidas foram tratadas por cirurgia parendodôntica com retro-obturação utilizando MTA (n = 12) ou SEBA (n = 12). Após 180 dias, necrópsias foram coletadas, submetidas ao processamento histológico e análise estatística. MTA gerou menor presença de células inflamatórias e maior presença de cápsula fibrosa e de novo cemento em relação ao SEBA. Conclui-se que MTA e SEBA são biocompatíveis, mas apenas o MTA é bioativo com maior capacidade cementogênica.

The aim of this study was evaluate the biological response of MTA and Super EBA (SEBA) in root end filling in dogs. Parendodontic surgery and root end filling were used to treat induced periapical lesions using MTA (n = 12) or SEBA (n = 12). After 180 days, necropsies were collected, submitted to histological processing and statisticalanalysis. MTA induced smaller presence of inflammatory cells and higher presence of fibrous capsule and new cementum than SEBA. It was concluded that MTA and SEBA are biocompatible but only MTA is bioactive with the highest cementogenic capacity.