A FOLLOW-UP-STUDY OF INCISOR TEETH WHICH HAD BEEN TREATED BY APICAL CLOSURE AND ROOT FILLING

Authors
MACKIE IC WORTHINGTON HV HILL FJ
Citation
Ic. Mackie et al., A FOLLOW-UP-STUDY OF INCISOR TEETH WHICH HAD BEEN TREATED BY APICAL CLOSURE AND ROOT FILLING, British Dental Journal, 175(3), 1993, pp. 99-101
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British Dental Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070610
Volume
175
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
99 - 101
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0610(1993)175:3<99:AFOITW>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A follow-up study was conducted of 93 non-vital immature incisor teeth treated by apical closure and root filling. Only six teeth had been l ost and these losses were due to trauma, failed restorative treatment or root resorption. Life table analysis suggested that 86% of teeth wo uld still be present after 5 years. The number of teeth at risk was to o small after 5 years to provide precise enough estimates of the perce ntage of survivors.