A case of external inflammatory root resorption and labial fenestratio
n in a maxillary central incisor is presented. The root canal was dres
sed with pure calcium hydroxide mixed with normal saline for 1 month b
efore it was obturated with gutta percha and apicoectomy surgery under
taken to attempt primary closure of the fenestration. The PDL and the
fenestration healed uneventfully.