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One-step apexification without calcium hydroxide.

H Harbert
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Slow growth calcium hydroxide apexification may be clinically impractical in some instances. This case report describes a technique and rationale for single-step use of tricalcium phosphate as an apical plug in an immature permanent root. This method permitted immediate canal obturation and placement of the permanent coronal restoration. A 7-yr follow-up confirmed that this type of apexification could be successful.

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H Harbert. 1996. One-step apexification without calcium hydroxide.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0099-2399(96)80066-5

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