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Treatment of abscessed primary molars utilizing lesion sterilization and tissue repair: literature review and report of three cases. Pediatr Dent 2014;36(3):240-4

Date

06/25/2014

Pubmed ID

24960392

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84937511640 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   17 Citations

Abstract

The purpose of this report was to review an emerging alternative treatment to pulpectomies and extractions for nonvital primary teeth called lesion sterilization and tissue repair (LSTR) and provide the results of three clinical case applications. LSTR is a noninstrumentation endodontic treatment that involves a triantibiotic mixture in a propylene glycol vehicle, which is used to disinfect root canal systems. This concept was developed by the cariology research unit of the School of Dentistry, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. This article reviews the development of the technique, clinical procedures required for the technique, three clinical applications and radiographic documentation and follow-up, and a short literature review of the current evidence supporting its application in clinical practice.

Author List

Burrus D, Barbeau L, Hodgson B

Author

Brian Hodgson DDS Assistant Professor in the Developmental Sciences-Dental School department at Marquette University

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Child
Child, Preschool
Ciprofloxacin
Clindamycin
Dental Caries
Dental Disinfectants
Dental Pulp Cavity
Dental Pulp Necrosis
Drug Combinations
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Furcation Defects
Humans
Hydrocarbons, Iodinated
Male
Metronidazole
Molar
Periodontal Abscess
Polyethylene Glycols
Root Canal Preparation
Tooth, Deciduous
Tooth, Nonvital