Apexification
It is defined as a method to induce development of the root apex of an immature pulpless tooth by formation of osteocementum /bone like tissue (cohen).
Apexification is a method of inducing apical closure through the formation of mineralized tissue in the apical pulp region of a nonvital tooth with an incompletely formed root and an open apex (Morse et al.1990).
Indication[edit | edit source]
For nonvital tooth with open apex.
Materials used[edit | edit source]
- Calcium hydroxide
- Mineral Trioxide Aggregate(MTA)
- Collagen - Calcium Phosphate gel
- Metacresyl acetate - Camphorated parachlorophenol
- Tricalcium phosphate + beta - Tricalcium Phosphate
- Resorbable Tricalcium Phosphate
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