Online OnlyPubMed ID (PMID): 17510714Pages 93, Language: Englishde Lima, Marina Vaz / Bramante, Clovis Monteiro / Garcia, Roberto Brandao / Moraes, Ivaldo Gomes / Bernardineli, NorbertiDens in dente is a developmental anomaly that predisposes the tooth to develop caries and pulp periapical pathologies. A chronic lesion can develop without any clinical symptoms of the pathology. The purpose of this case report is to decribe the endodontic treatment of dens in dente associated with a periapical lesion using a mineral trioxide aggregate apical plug.
Keywords: apical plug, dens in dente, endodontic treatment, healing, mineral trioxide aggregate, periapical lesion