Evaluation of MTA useing as an apical plug in open apices teeth

Abstract

A young permanent non-vital teeth treatment requires special consideration due open apices and divergent thin dentinal walls. The apexification is defined as a method to induce a calcified barrier in an open apex root or the continued apical development of an incomplete root of teeth with necrotic pulp. An apical barrier placement with MTA at a single visit has been an alternative to the calcium hydroxide use. The non surgical condensation of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) in apex, provides an artificial barrier that allows immediate filling, enabling shorter treatment time,good apical seal and periradicular hard tissue deposition induction.