Analysis of clinical studies related to apexification techniques

Authors

  • A Agrafioti Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens
  • DG Giannakoulas School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens
  • CG Filippatos Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens
  • EG Kontakiotis Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2017.18.04.03

Keywords:

Apexification, Calcium hydroxide, MTA, Open apex

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study was to gather all the clinical studies regarding apexification and artificial apical barrier techniques, point out the possible differences of the clinical procedures and investigate how these are changing over time. METHODS: An electronic search was carried out in PubMed, covering the period from March 1968 to July 2015. More articles were retrieved by hand-searching or by the reference section of the included articles. Specific criteria were set in order to determine the relevance of each study. CONCLUSION: Both techniques can lead to favourable clinical outcomes. There is a tendency for the artificial apical barrier apexification over the years, which usually includes the use of intracanal medicament for a short time.