Cone Beam Computed Tomography Evaluation of the Periapical Status of Nonvital Tooth with Open Apex Obturated with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate: A Case Report
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(a) Preoperative photo showing crown fracture and discoloration in left maxillary lateral incisor. (b) IOPA radiograph showing well-defined radiolucency and open apex. (c) Working length IOPA radiograph. (d) IOPA radiograph showing MTA obturation. (e) Coronal plane CBCT image showing size of periapical lesion immediately after MTA obturation. (f) Coronal plane CBCT image showing size of periapical lesion; dimensions 9.8 mm/7.5 mm. (g) Sagittal plane CBCT image showing size of periapical lesion immediately after MTA obturation. (h) Axial plane CBCT image showing size of periapical lesion immediately after MTA obturation. (i) Sagittal plane CBCT image showing size of periapical lesion immediately after endodontic treatment in tooth 21. (j) Three-dimensional CBCT image of periapical lesion immediately after MTA obturation. (k) Sagittal plane CBCT image showing status of MTA obturation. (l) Axial plane CBCT image showing status of MTA obturation.
