Evaluation of different Apexification treatments of teeth with immature apices and apical periodontitis on the fractal dimensions of trabecular bone.

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate in the fractal dimension (FD) time-dependent changes of periapical bone after two different apexification treatments in teeth with immature apices and apical periodontitis. This study included 55 cases treated with apexification. Cases were divided into two groups: a calcium hydroxide group and a mineral trioxide aggregate group. In each case, the lesion area was evaluated by fractal analysis on periapical radiographs obtained before and 1-year after treatment via Image-J program. The FD of each region of interest on the radiographs was calculated using the fractal analysis method. The data were statistically analysed. In both groups, the FD values increased compare to initial at 1-year follow-up after treatment (P < .05). There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of the time-dependent increase in FD values (P = 0.118). In the present study, time-dependent changes in FD were independent of the apexification method.

• Authors: Selen Ince Yusufoglu, Zeliha Ugur Aydin, Fatih Tulumbaci, Seval Bayrak
• Journal: Australian endodontic journal : the journal of the Australian Society of Endodontology Inc (Aust Endod J) Vol. 47 Issue 2 Pg. 163-169 (Aug 2021) ISSN: 1747-4477 [Electronic] Australia
• PMID: 32902092 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2020 Australian Society of Endodontology Inc.

Chemical References

• Aluminum Compounds
• Calcium Compounds
• Drug Combinations
• Oxides
• Root Canal Filling Materials
• Silicates

Topics

• Aluminum Compounds
• Apexification
• Calcium Compounds (therapeutic use)
• Cancellous Bone
• Drug Combinations
• Fractals
• Humans
• Oxides
• Periapical Periodontitis (diagnostic imaging, therapy)
• Root Canal Filling Materials
• Silicates
• Tooth Apex (diagnostic imaging)