Document Type
Case Report
Department
Dental-oral, Maxillo-facial Surgery
Abstract
This case report describes dental management of a 15- year-old boy, undergoing treatment for Thalassaemia Major and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia with bone marrow transplant and immuno-suppressants. During the course of his treatment the patient developed a swelling in anterior maxilla and therefore was referred by the primary physician for evaluation. This case report highlights the management of medically compromised patients in a tertiary care hospital in which apexification was carried out in a permanent immature tooth utilizing MTA as an immediate apical plug.
Publication (Name of Journal)
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Jamal, S.,
Umer, F.
(2020). Orthograde apical plug in a traumatized tooth with necrotic pulp and immature apex using calcium silicate cement: A case report. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 70(2(Suppl 1)), S125-S128.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_dent_oral_maxillofac/162