Platelet-rich fibrin: a boon in regenerative endodontics.

Research into regenerative dentistry has contributed momentum to the field of molecular biology. Periapical surgery aims at removing periapical pathology to achieve complete wound healing and regeneration of bone and periodontal tissue. Regenerative endodontic procedures are widely being added to the current armamentarium of pulp therapy procedures.

Management of Inflammatory Internal Root Resorption with Biodentine and Thermoplasticised Gutta-Percha.

Internal root resorption is a chronic inflammatory process initiated within the pulp space with the loss of dentin. This condition demands a comprehensive understanding of the pathologic process, so as to identify the cause and arrest the resorptive phenomena. It is a rare occurrence, asymptomatic, with slow progression, detected through routine radiographic examination, where it appears as a radiolucent lesion.

Apical Closure of Nonvital Permanent Teeth: 15 Months Follow-up Study of Four Cases.

Obtaining a complete seal of the root canal system is a major problem in performing root canal treatment in nonvital teeth with incomplete root development and wide open apices. The aim was to study apexification using mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), clinically and radiographically over a period of 15 months. MTA was used in four cases of teeth with incomplete root development in order to achieve an apical seal and the remaining canal was obturated with gutta-percha.

Post-Obturation pain following one-visit and two-visit root canal treatment in necrotic anterior teeth.

Background: To investigate and compare the post-obturation pain after one-visit and two-visit root canal treatment in non-vital anterior teeth.

Materials & Methods: One hundred forty eight patients requiring root canal therapy on permanent anterior non-vital teeth with single root were included in this study. Patients were randomly assigned to either the one-appointment or the twoappointment group.