Ratio and Rate of Induced Root Growth in Necrotic Immature Teeth / 대한소아치과학회지

The purpose of this study was to analyze the ratio and rate of apical closure when inducing root growth of necrotic immature permanent teeth using alternative triple antibiotics. 24 permanent teeth in the treatment group and 27 premolars in the control group were retrospectively studied using periapical radiographs for more than 300 days after the first visit. The difference in the growth rate between the two groups was statistically compared using the Mann-Whitney test at a significance level of 0.05. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the first month and during months 1 – 3, 3 – 6, and 6 – 12. After 12 months, the cumulative rate of decrease in the apical foramen width in the treatment group was 50.59% and that in the control group was 71.82%, which revealed a significant difference between the two groups. There were significant differences in the rates of decrease in the apical foramen width after 3, 6 months, and later period in the treatment group, respectively. The cumulative rate of increase in the root dentin area presented no statistically significant differences between the treatment group and control group during the entire period of examination.

Relaciones endoperiodontales: una frontera transitable / Endoperiodontal relationships: a passable border

La existencia de una íntima conexión entre el conducto radicular y el ligamento periodontal, ha dado lugar a lo que se conoce como relaciones endoperiodontales. Esto se debe a la presencia de varias vías anatómicas de comunicación entre ambas entidades: el foramen apical, los forámenes laterales pertenecientes a conductos accesorios y conductillos dentinarios en zonas de ausencia del cemento dentario protector. Los microorganismos y sus agentes tóxicos tienen la capacidad de afectar ambos tejidos en esa interrelación física y biológica. El diagnóstico diferencial entre enfermedad endodóntica y periodontal es de vital importancia para la elección del tratamiento y el pronóstico a distancia.

The intimate connection between the root canal and theperiodontal ligament generates a concept that is known asendo-periodontal relationships. This is due to the presence ofseveral anatomical communications between them: apical foramen,lateral foramina and dentinal tubules denuded of theircementum coverage. Microorganisms and their toxic agentscan affect both tissues due to this physical and biological interrelation.Proper differential between endodontic and periodontaletiology is vital to the accurate choice of treatment andfor the long term prognosis.

A clinical study on the revascularization of immature permanent teeth with infected necrotic pulp tissue and apical periodontitis / 实用口腔医学杂志

Objective:To evaluate the clinical effect of the revaseularization procedure for immature teeth with necrotic pulp and apical periodontitis.Methods:12 immature teeth with necrotic pulp and apical periodontitis in 12 patients(9-13 years old) were treated with revascularization protocol.The patients were followed up for 21-24 months.Results:All teeth were cured.4 types of responses were observed:①Increased thickening of the canal walls and continued root maturation;②Severe calcification of the canal space beneath MTA;③Partial pulp canal obliteration;④Continued root development with an open apex.Conclusion:Revascularization procedure may the formation of the root apex but not in all the cases.Excessive deposition of hard tissue might caused calcification in canal space.

Bacteriological analysis of necrotic pulp and fistulae in primary teeth

Objectives: Primary teeth work as guides for the eruption of permanent dentition, contribute for the development of the jaws, chewing process, preparing food for digestion, and nutrient assimilation. Treatment of pulp necrosis in primary teeth is complex due to anatomical and physiological characteristics and high number of bacterial species present in endodontic infections. The bacterial presence alone or in association in necrotic pulp and fistula samples from primary teeth of boys and girls was evaluated. Material and Methods: Necrotic pulp (103) and fistula (7) samples from deciduous teeth with deep caries of 110 children were evaluated. Bacterial morphotypes and species from all clinical samples were determined. Results: A predominance of gram-positive cocci (81.8%) and gram-negative coccobacilli (49.1%) was observed. In 88 out of 103 pulp samples, a high prevalence of Enterococcus spp. (50%), Porphyromonas gingivalis (49%), Fusobacterium nucleatum (25%) and Prevotella nigrescens (11.4%) was observed. Porphyromonas gingivalis was detected in three out of seven fistula samples, Enterococcus spp. in two out of seven samples, and F. nucleatum, P. nigrescens and D. pneumosintes in one out of seven samples. Conclusions: Our results show that Enterococcus spp. and P. gingivalis were prevalent in necrotic pulp from deciduous teeth in boys from 2 to 5 years old, and that care of the oral cavity of children up to five years of age is important. .

Healing of a tooth with an overinstrumented apex, extensive transportation and periapical lesion using a 5 mm calcium hydroxide apical plug: an 8-year follow-up report

Besides the risk of filling material extrusion throughout the apex, a satisfactory apical seal can be difficult to achieve in canals with open apices or iatrogenic enlargements of the apical constriction. These situations pose a challenge to root canal filling. This paper describes the root canal filling of a maxillary right canine with an overinstrumented apex, complete loss of the apical stop, extensive canal transportation and apical periodontitis. A 5 mm calcium hydroxide apical plug was placed before root canal filling. The plug was made by soaking paper points with saline, dipping the points in calcium hydroxide powder and then applying it to the apex several times, until a consistent apical plug was obtained. The canal was then irrigated with saline in order to remove any residual calcium hydroxide from the root canal walls, dried with paper points and obturated with an inverted #80 gutta-percha cone and zinc oxide-eugenol based sealer by the lateral condensation technique. An 8-year radiographic follow-up showed formation of mineralized tissue sealing the apical foramen, apical remodeling and no signs of apical periodontitis.

Além do risco de extrusão periapical de material obturador pelo ápice, pode ser difícil conseguir um bom selamento apical em dentes com rizogênese incompleta ou alargamentos iatrogênicos da constrição apical. Casos assim representam um desafio durante a obturação do canal. Este caso clínico descreve a obturação de um canino superior direito com perda total da constrição apical por sobreinstrumentação, transporte excessivo e lesão periapical. Antes da obturação foi feito um tampão apical de hidróxido de cálcio com 5 mm de extensão. Para a realização do tampão, pontas de papel absorvente foram umedecidas em soro fisiológico, levadas ao pó do hidróxido de cálcio para absorvê-lo e aplicadas várias vezes no ápice até se conseguir um tampão apical consistente. Em seguida o canal foi irrigado com solução salina para a remoção de eventuais resíduos de hidróxido de cálcio das suas paredes, secado com pontas de papel absorvente e obturado com um cone #80 de guta percha invertido e cimento obturador à base de óxido de zinco e eugenol pela técnica da condensação lateral. O acompanhamento radiográfico de 8 anos mostrou selamento apical por tecido mineralizado, remodelação do ápice e reparo da lesão periapical.

Princípios biológicos do tratamento endodôntico de dentes com polpa necrosada e lesão perirradicular / Biological principles of endodontic treatment of teeth with pulp necrosis and apical lesions

O profissional que pratica a Endodontia se depara rotineiramente com três condições básicas que requerem tratamento endodôntico: polpas vitais, polpas necrosadas e casos de retratamento. O sucesso do tratamento endodôntico depende do reconhecimento das idiossincrasias de cada uma destas três condições. Canais radiculares contendo polpa necrosada e lesão perirradicular representam um problema infeccioso e devem ser tratados de forma diferenciada dos dentes com polpa viva (sem infecção). O sucesso do tratamento endodôntico nestes casos vai depender do controle da infecção exercido pelo preparo químico-mecânico, medicação intracanal e obturação. Este artigo revisa os princípios biológicos do tratamento de dentes com polpa necrosada e infectada, visando fornecer ao clínico as condições para a melhora no resultado do tratamento endodôntico destes casos.

The clinician who practices endodontics routinely faces three conditions that require treatment: vital pulps, necrotic pulps and retreatment cases. The successful treatment of these three conditions depends on the recognition of their respective idiosyncrasies. Canals of necrotic teeth associated with apical periodontitis represent an infectious problem and should be treated differently from vital teeth (non-infected). The success of the endodontic treatment will depend on effective infection control promoted by chemomechanical preparation, intracanal medication and obturation. This paper reviews the biologic principles of the endodontic treatment of teeth with necrotic pulps and apical periodontitis, with the purpose to provide the clinician with better conditions to improve the treatment outcome.

Primeiro relato de isolamento e identificação taxonômica de fungos filamentosos em infecções endodônticas / First report of isolation and taxonomic identification of filament fungus in endodontic infections

A proposta deste trabalho foi demonstrar in vivo, por meio de técnicas específicas de isolamento, a presença de fungos filamentosos nos canais radiculares de dentes portadores de necrose pulpar e lesão periapical, relacionar sua presença a pacientes com resposta imunológica comprometida e realizar o estudo taxonômico dos isolados. Foram realizadas culturas de 60 canais radiculares com polpa necrosada e lesão periapical. Os pacientes responderam a um questionário de saúde e assinaram permissão para realização da pesquisa. Após isolamento absoluto e assepsia do campo operatório, as amostras foram coletadas utilizando-se 3 pontas de papel absorvente estéreis inseridas no canal radicular uma a uma, durante 1 minuto. Em campo isolado por duas lamparinas, o material coletado foi inoculado em um tubo de ensaio contendo meio de Saboraud Agar acrescido de Cloranfenicol. Próximo ao campo isolado pelas duas lamparinas, foi colocada uma placa de Petri aberta contendo o mesmo meio de cultura contido no tubo de ensaio, com o intuito de verificar a acuidade do isolamento do campo (controle negativo). Ao mesmo tempo foi efetuado um controle positivo, através de uma placa de Petri que permaneceu aberta durante a coleta, fora do campo isolado. Os tubos e placas de Petri foram mantidos em temperatura ambiente por um período de sete a quatorze dias observando o crescimento micelial. Aqueles que apresentaram crescimento foram semeados em meios específicos para microcultivo CYA Agar, Extrato de Malte Agar, ou Agar Batata. Com o auxílio de microscopia óptica, as colônias foram identificadas em gênero e espécie. Das 60 amostras coletadas, 17 apresentaram cultura positiva para fungos filamentosos, perfazendo um total de 28,3 %...

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate in vivo, with specific techniques that isolates the presence of filament fungus in the root canal of teeth with necrotic pulp and perirradicular disease, see the relationship between the presence of these fungus and patients with immunological deficiency and carry out a taxonomic study of the fungus isolated. It was fulfilled the culture of 60 root canals of teeth with necrotic pulp and perirradicular disease. The patients answered a health questionnaire and signed a term to allow the research. After the absolute isolation and cleaning the operating field the samples were collected using three sterile paper points inserted into the root canal during 1 minute. In an isolated field by two lamps, the collected materials were inoculated in a tube with Saboraud Agar with Cloranfenicol. Nearby the isolated field with lamps it was placed an opened Petri plaque with the same culture material from the tubes with the purpose to verify the perceptiveness of the isolated field (negative control). At the same time it was carried out the positive control group with an opened Petri plaque that was maintained far from the isolated fields. The tubes and the Petri plaque were maintained in atmosphere temperature during seven to fourteen days to observe micelial growth. Those that showed growth were spread on specific environment for microcultivation CYA Agar, Extract of Agar Malt or Agar potato. With the help of an optic microscope the colonies were identified in genre and species. Among the 60 samples collected, 17 showed positive culture for filament fungus, making up a total of 28,3%...