Endodontic treatment of dens in dente associated with a chronic periapical lesion using an apical plug of mineral trioxide aggregate. |
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| Authors: | Marina Vaz de Lima Clovis Monteiro Bramante Roberto Brandao Garcia Ivaldo Gomes Moraes Norberti Bernardineli |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Operative Dentsitry, Endodontics and Dental Materials, University of S?o Paulo, School of Dentistry of Bauru, Bauru, Brazil. |
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| Abstract: | Dens in dente is a developmental anomaly that predisposes the tooth to develop caries and pulp periapical pathologies. A chronic lesion can develop without any clinical symptoms of the pathology. The purpose of this case report is to describe the endodontic treatment of dens in dente associated with a periapical lesion using a mineral trioxide aggregate apical plug. |
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