Central Incisor with Pulp Canal Obliteration and Apical Periodontitis Managed with a 3D Printed-Guided Endodontic Therapy: A Case Report
Abdulaziz Abdulwahed · 2024
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Description
Abdulaziz Abdulwahed reports a tricky root canal case in a front tooth. The tooth's inner canal had sealed shut with hard tissue, a change called pulp canal obliteration, and infection had formed at the root tip. Drilling blind into such a tooth risks missing the canal or piercing the root.
Scans and a mouth scan were merged in planning software to design a guide, which was then 3D printed. The guide steered the drill to the hidden canal at the planned depth. The canal was cleaned, filled, and sealed, and the tooth was crowned. One year later, checks showed the infected area at the root tip had fully healed. The case shows printed guides can make hard root canals safer and more exact.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Abdulaziz Abdulwahed |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |