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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 32
| Issue : 2 | Page : 172-175 |
Maturogenesis by revascularization in an infected immature permanent tooth
Vanka Amit1, Ankur Jain2, Ullal Anand Nayak3, Manohar Bhat4
1 Department of Pedodontics, Ibn Sina National Medical College, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, People's Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
3 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
4 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Vanka Amit
Department of Pedodontics, Ibn Sina National Medical College, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.130992
Root canal treatment in teeth with incomplete root formation is a challenge. A case of maturogenesis in an immature infected tooth along with probable factors needed for success is discussed. Although clinical and radiographic evidence points to healing and root development, the long-term prognosis and the behavior of tissue occupying the canal space needs further investigation before the procedure can be adopted into routine clinical practice.
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