Inhibition of apical root resorption by calcium hydroxide during orthodontic treatment: a case report
Arq. odontol
; 43(1): 19-22, 2007. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Apical root resorption is a common outcome of orthodontic treatment. The present article reports a case of absence of apical root resorption in a left maxillary lateral incisor filled with calcium hydroxide paste throughout orthodontic movement. After orthodontic treatment was completed the tooth was subsequently obturated with gutta-percha and the patient followed for 18 months. The presence of a periapical lesion and the properties of calcium hydroxide as a root resorption inhibitor were decisive for such an approach in the presented case. Also, the role played by the vital dental pulp in the resorptive process was discussed.
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Main subject:
Orthodontics
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Root Canal Therapy
Limits:
Adult
Language:
En
Journal:
Arq. odontol
Journal subject:
Odontologia
Year:
2007
Type:
Article