apexification

English

Etymology

apex +‎ -ification

Noun

apexification (plural apexifications)

  1. (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, volume 2015, →DOI:
      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 ].

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