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Orthograde Apical Plug In A Traumatized Tooth With Necrotic Pulp And Immature Apex Using Calcium Silicate Cement: A Case Report, Shizrah Jamal, Fahad Umer
Orthograde Apical Plug In A Traumatized Tooth With Necrotic Pulp And Immature Apex Using Calcium Silicate Cement: A Case Report, Shizrah Jamal, Fahad Umer
Section of Dental-Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
This case report describes dental management of a 15- year-old boy, undergoing treatment for Thalassaemia Major and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia with bone marrow transplant and immuno-suppressants. During the course of his treatment the patient developed a swelling in anterior maxilla and therefore was referred by the primary physician for evaluation. This case report highlights the management of medically compromised patients in a tertiary care hospital in which apexification was carried out in a permanent immature tooth utilizing MTA as an immediate apical plug.