Calcium hydroxide induced healing of periapical radiolucency : A case series

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Author Details : Deebah Choudhary*, Atinderpal Singh, Nikhil Dev Wazir

Volume : 5, Issue : 3, Year : 2020

Article Page : 123-126

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijce.2020.029

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Abstract

Background: Periapical disease may occur through an inflammatory response in a non-vital tooth. The treatment of choice for most of these periapical lesions may be a conservative non-surgical approach. An accurate diagnosis of the periapical lesion whether it is of endodontic or nonendodontic origin has to be made. Non- surgical endodontic therapy has shown a success rate of 94.4% with complete or partial healing.
Case description: The present clinical cases show two large periapical lesions in 14 year and 17-year-old male patients respectively which were healed with non- surgical approaches using different formulations
of calcium hydroxide.
Conclusion: Healing was seen after few months in both the lesion without invasive treatments. As the first case revealed periapical healing within 2 months of calcium hydroxide placement whereas the second case showed a much slower rate of healing over one year.

Keywords: Nonsurgical treatment, Periapical lesion, Calcium hydroxide, Metapex.

 

How to cite : Choudhary D, Singh A, Wazir N D, Calcium hydroxide induced healing of periapical radiolucency : A case series. IP Indian J Conserv Endod 2020;5(3):123-126

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