Abstract

OPEN APEX MANAGEMENT WITH SINGLE VISIT MONOBLOC MTA APEXIFICATION: A CASE REPORT

Tara Jose*, B. S. Keshava Prasad and K. Shashikala

Abstract

Trauma during tooth development is the major cause of incomplete root development ultimately leading to open apex and periapical infections subsequently. A single visit apexification is noninvasive method of apical barrier placement that facilitate gutta percha placement in these canals. The case discusses a single visit procedure for apical barrier using biomaterial MTA minimizing patient visits and time. The method has been utilized following which a coronal barrier of glass ionomer barrier for subsequent bleaching procedure is adapted in the present case managing a severely discolored anterior teeth in the aesthetic zone. The procedure was followed by a ceramic laminate veneer as the final restoration.

Keywords: Open apex, single visit monobloc, ceramic veneers, bleaching resistance.