[Treatment of teeth with simple or complicated pulp gangrene by a modified standard method]

Using a modification of the standard method 102 teeth with simple or complicated pulp gangrene were treated. The modification of the standard method included insertion of inserts with 10% formalin solution into pulp chamber without introducing any drug into the root canals. The treatment comprised 3-6 visits. During the treatment in 26 cases complications developed after the first visit, and in 7 of them the treatment method was changed. Thirty-five teeth were examined again 1-3 years or more after the treatment. Good results of the treatment, with absence of clinical signs and with complete regeneration of bone structure was obtained in 34 cases.