Vital tooth with periapical lesion: spontaneous healing after conservative treatment
Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics
;
: 123-126, 2012.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-174434
ABSTRACT
It is often presumed that apical periodontitis follows total pulp necrosis, and consequently root canal treatment is commonly performed. Periapical lesion development is usually caused by bacteria and its byproduct which irritate pulp, develop pulpitis, and result in necrosis through an irreversible process. Afterwards, apical periodontitis occurs. This phenomenon is observed as an apical radiolucency in radiographic view. However, this unusual case presents a spontaneous healing of periapical lesion, which has developed without pulp necrosis in a vital tooth, through conservative treatment.
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Assunto principal:
Periodontite Periapical
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Pulpite
/
Bactérias
/
Dente
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Necrose da Polpa Dentária
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Inflamação Neurogênica
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Cavidade Pulpar
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Necrose
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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