HEALING OF A PERI-RADICULAR LESION ASSOCIATED WITH DENS INVAGINATUS TYPE II AFTER LONG-TERM TREATMENT WITH CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

Klinik und Polikliniken für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferhrheilkunde, Hans Mor al Department of Operative Dentistry, Univers ity of Ros toc k, Ros toc k, Germany.

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A case of dens invaginatus in a maxillary lateral incisor with a periapical lesion (that was discovered by chance after a panoramic radiographic examination despite the abnormal anatomy) responded successfully to non-surgical treatment involving chemomechanical root canal preparation associated with long-term treatment with calcium hydroxide.

Key words:

apexification
apexogenesis
crown fracture
dens invaginatus
immature root
MTA
pulpotomy
intracanal medication
peri-radicular lesion
root canal treatment.