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Mineral trioxide aggregate pulpotomy: An ideal treatment option for management of talon cusp
- Source :
- Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 491-493 (2012), Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012.
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Abstract
- To use mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) in prophylactic management of talon cusp. Talon cusp is an endodontic oddity that possesses a treatment challenge to the clinician, especially when it causes esthetic and functional problems. Management ranges from periodic gradual reduction to radical removal followed by vital pulp/endodontic therapy. MTA has replaced calcium hydroxide as pulp capping material because of its superior properties. A 12-year-old boy reported with a complaint of irregular teeth. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed talon cusp on maxillary left central incisor. Radical removal of talon cusp and MTA pulpotomy was performed. The 4-year follow-up showed the positive pulp vitality test without any radiographic changes, emphasizing the use of MTA pulpotomy in successful management of talon cusp.
- Subjects :
- Mineral trioxide aggregate
Endodontic therapy
Orthodontics
business.industry
Pulpotomy
Dentistry
Treatment options
Case Report
medicine.disease
Pulp capping
talon cusp
lcsh:RK1-715
Maxillary left central incisor
stomatognathic diseases
stomatognathic system
lcsh:Dentistry
Talon cusp
medicine
Periodontics
Pulp (tooth)
Oral Surgery
pulpotomy
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09762361
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e2248d4fa7623003979ce0e86167514e