Management of the Immature Apex – A Clinical Guide

From Volume 30, Issue 8, October 2003 | Pages 437-441

Authors

Richard Allen

BDS

Senior House Officer, Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester M15 6FH.

Articles by Richard Allen

Iain C. Mackie

BDS, FDS, PhD, MSc, DDPH

Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, University Dental Hospital of Manchester

Articles by Iain C. Mackie

Abstract

The production of an apical barrier prior to the placement of a permanent gutta percha root filling in a non-vital immature incisor tooth with an open apex is a well researched and documented technique. The technique is successful and a very satisfactory root filling can be placed in the tooth. However, dentists seem to have difficulty in achieving satisfactory outcomes.

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