MTA Pulpotomies: A Long-Term Case Series Outcomes Assessment of Complicated Crown Fractures.

Background: This retrospective case series describes the outcomes of anterior teeth with complicated fractures treated using mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) in pulpotomy procedures.

Methods: 33 teeth were treated with MTA pulpotomy procedures in an endodontic private practice. All patients had been referred to the practice for diagnosis and treatment of a pulpal exposure due to complicated crown fractures.

Missed canal systems are the most likely basis for endodontic retreatment of molars.

Unfortunately, a small percentage of endodontically treated teeth do not respond favorably to non-surgical root canal treatment. Failure to cate and treat an additional nal system is cited as the principle basis for endodontic retreatment. The aim of this retrospective clinical study was to identify the incidence of additional or missed canal systems in molar retreatment cases in a private practice setting.

Procedural mishaps with trephine-based intraosseous anesthesia.

Failure to achieve profound anesthesia during dental treatment can be a significant problem for dental clinicians, especially for endodontic procedures on teeth in the mandibular arch with irreversible pulpitis. A number of supplemental local anesthesia techniques exist, the most effective of which may be the intraosseous injection. Two cases are presented demonstrating the dangers associated with the use of the intraosseous anesthesia technique.

Retrospective analysis of open apex teeth obturated with mineral trioxide aggregate.

This study is a retrospective analysis of the outcome of initial nonsurgical root canal treatment of teeth with open apices, obturated with mineral trioxide aggregate when no apical barrier existed. One hundred sixteen patients from a single private endodontic office were treated between 1999 and 2006. Treatments on 144 teeth were completed either in one (92/144) or two visits with an interim calcium hydroxide interappointment medication (52/144).

Mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomies: a case series outcomes assessment.

Background: The greatest threats to developing teeth are dental caries and traumatic injury. A primary goal of all restorative treatment is to maintain pulp vitality so that normal root development or apexogenesis can occur. If pulpal exposure occurs, then a pulpotomy procedure aims to preserve pulp vitality to allow for normal root development.