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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2019; 8(02): 51-54
DOI: 10.4103/ejgd.ejgd_37_19
Case Report

Pulp canal calcification associated with periapical lesion as dental trauma sequelae – Clinical-surgical treatment

Michelle Zardin Furich
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
,
Cristina Braga Xavier
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
,
Luis Eduardo Rilling Nova Cruz
1   Department of Semiology and Clinics, Faculty of Dentistry, University Federal of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
,
Josué Martos
1   Department of Semiology and Clinics, Faculty of Dentistry, University Federal of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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Abstract

The objective of this report is to describe a surgical treatment in a traumatized tooth presenting pulp canal calcification (PCC) and periapical pathology. Three months after a patient had suffered injuries by luxation in the right central mandibular incisor, complete calcification of root canals was radiographically observed in addition to a radiographic image compatible with apical periodontitis. The chosen treatment was endodontic surgery and apical root sealing with mineral trioxide aggregate endodontic cement. After 4 months, the tooth showed complete apical repair. We concluded that the endodontic surgery is a procedure specifically indicated for cases of impossibility of conventional endodontic treatment, as in teeth with PCC.

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Apical surgery - dental trauma - pulp canal calcification

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Article published online:
01 November 2021

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