apexification
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From apex + -ification.
Noun
[edit]apexification (plural apexifications)
- (odontology) The promotion of tooth root development by deposition of mineral tissue
- 2015 June 3, Stefania Lymperi et al., “Dental Stem Cell Migration on Pulp Ceiling Cavities Filled with MTA, Dentin Chips, or Bio-Oss”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, :
- The treatment of pulpal necrosis of an immature tooth with an open apex has been traditionally achieved using either long term calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH) 2 ] apexification procedures, or more recently the MTA apical barrier technique [ 1, 2 ].
Translations
[edit]the promotion of tooth root development by deposition of mineral tissue
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