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Clinical outcomes of artificial root-end barriers with mineral trioxide aggregate in teeth with immature apices
David T Holden1, Scott A Schwartz, Timothy C Kirkpatrick
1Department of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, USA. holdend@uthscsa.edu
Abstract:
The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of ProRoot mineral trioxide aggregate used as an artificial apical barrier in teeth with immature apices. Twenty teeth from 19 patients were included in this study. A healed diagnosis was based on periapical index scores of 1 or 2 and no clinical signs or symptoms at recall examinations. Eighty-five percent (17/20) of these teeth were healed, and improvements in periapical index scores at recall appointments were shown to be statistically significant (P < .001, Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Chi-square test indicated that age, gender, primary treatment versus retreatment, presence of preoperative lesion, and differences in recall times did not significantly influence healing outcome. Overall, these results indicated that the mineral trioxide aggregate apical barrier technique is a successful method for obturating teeth with immature apices.
