Question 308 · LDEK · Endodontics
Indicate the correct information concerning apexification:
1) it concerns mature teeth;
2) the procedure of indirect pulp capping, partial or complete vital pulpotomy can be performed;
3) it concerns teeth with nonvital pulp;
4) it concerns teeth with vital pulp;
5) it means the medication-induced formation of a mineralised barrier in the apex area of the root.
The correct answer is:
2) the procedure of indirect pulp capping, partial or complete vital pulpotomy can be performed;
3) it concerns teeth with nonvital pulp;
4) it concerns teeth with vital pulp;
5) it means the medication-induced formation of a mineralised barrier in the apex area of the root.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2.
- B. 1,3.
- C. 2,4.
- D. 3,5.
- E. 4,5.
Hint
Contrast apexification with apexogenesis — the key difference is the status of the pulp in an immature tooth.
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