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Apexification of primary teeth: a treatment option

  • Marta Lua Pimentel Winz Almeida1,*,
  • Licinia Maria Damasceno1
  • Laura Guimaraes Primo1
  • Maristela Barbosa Portela1

1Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.26.4.464m127222q18wt8 Vol.26,Issue 4,October 2002 pp.351-356

Published: 01 October 2002

*Corresponding Author(s): Marta Lua Pimentel Winz Almeida E-mail: martalua@hotmail.com

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This article reports a case of apexification in a child aged 20 months, with early childhood caries, using calcium hydroxide paste in two primary upper central incisors. This method is a feasible option for treating immature deciduous teeth showing pulpal necrosis.


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Marta Lua Pimentel Winz Almeida,Licinia Maria Damasceno,Laura Guimaraes Primo,Maristela Barbosa Portela. Apexification of primary teeth: a treatment option. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2002. 26(4);351-356.

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