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Descriptor English: Apexification
Descriptor Spanish: Apexificación
Descriptor apexificación
Entry term(s) apexogénesis
apicoformación
Scope note: Procedimiento de endodoncia realizado para inducir el desarrollo de la barrera del ÁPICE DEL DIENTE. Se utilizan MATERIALES DE OBTURACIÓN DEL CONDUCTO RADICULAR para reparar el ápice abierto o la NECROSIS DE LA PULPA DENTAL en un diente inmaduro. De modo habitual se emplean como materiales de relleno el HIDRÓXIDO DE CALCIO y el conjunto de mineral trióxido.
Descriptor Portuguese: Apexificação
Descriptor French: Apexification
Entry term(s): Apexifications
Apexogeneses
Apexogenesis
Tree number(s): E06.397.778.188
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056624
Scope note: Endodontic procedure performed to induce TOOTH APEX barrier development. ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS are used to repair open apex or DENTAL PULP NECROSIS in an immature tooth. CALCIUM HYDROXIDE and mineral trioxide aggregate are commonly used as the filling materials.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Root Canal Therapy (1974-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010; see ROOT CANAL APEXIFICATION 2008-2009
History Note: 2010; use ROOT CANAL APEXIFICATION 2008-2009
DeCS ID: 53728
Unique ID: D056624
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2009/07/21
Apexification - Preferred
Concept UI M0528142
Scope note Endodontic procedure performed to induce TOOTH APEX barrier development. ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS are used to repair open apex or DENTAL PULP NECROSIS in an immature tooth. CALCIUM HYDROXIDE and mineral trioxide aggregate are commonly used as the filling materials.
Preferred term Apexification
Entry term(s) Apexifications
Apexogenesis - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0528143
Scope note An endodontic procedure performed to encourage continued physiological development and formation of TOOTH APEX.
Preferred term Apexogenesis
Entry term(s) Apexogeneses



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