Question 143 (part 2) · LDEK · Endodontics

Revitalisation results in:

  1. A. developing hard barrier in the area of apex and recreating neurovascular tissues in its lumen.
  2. B. apexogenesis accompanied by Hertwig epithelial sheath and dental sack.
  3. C. thickening of walls, canal narrowing, forming of apex of regular build and creating pulplike tissue.
  4. D. stimulating apex formation by long-term and repeated use of odontotropic preparations.
  5. E. obliteration of periapical area which constitutes natural barrier.
Hint

Contrast revitalisation with apexification: which one strengthens a thin, immature root rather than just closing its apex?

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