Prophylactic treatment of dens evaginatus using mineral trioxide aggregate.

TY - JOUR

T1 - Prophylactic treatment of dens evaginatus using mineral trioxide aggregate.

AU - Koh, E T

AU - Pitt Ford, T R

AU - Kariyawasam, S P

AU - Chen, N N

AU - Torabinejad, M

PY - 2001

Y1 - 2001

N2 - Two case reports with dens evaginatus are presented. Each patient had one tooth affected. There was a prominent tubercle on the occlusal surface of the mandibular second premolar. Under local anesthesia and rubber dam isolation a partial pulpotomy was conducted and mineral trioxide aggregate was placed. After 6 months the teeth were removed as part of planned orthodontic treatment. Histological examination of these teeth showed an apparent continuous dentin bridge formation in both teeth, and the pulps were free of inflammation. These cases show that mineral trioxide aggregate can be used as an alternative to existing materials in the proplylactic treatment of dens evaginatus.

AB - Two case reports with dens evaginatus are presented. Each patient had one tooth affected. There was a prominent tubercle on the occlusal surface of the mandibular second premolar. Under local anesthesia and rubber dam isolation a partial pulpotomy was conducted and mineral trioxide aggregate was placed. After 6 months the teeth were removed as part of planned orthodontic treatment. Histological examination of these teeth showed an apparent continuous dentin bridge formation in both teeth, and the pulps were free of inflammation. These cases show that mineral trioxide aggregate can be used as an alternative to existing materials in the proplylactic treatment of dens evaginatus.

U2 - 10.1097/00004770-200108000-00010

DO - 10.1097/00004770-200108000-00010

M3 - Article

VL - 27

SP - 540

EP - 542

JO - JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS

JF - JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS

IS - 8

ER -