| THE INDUCTION OF BONE REGENERATION AT FURCATION LESIONS WITH PULPECTOMY AND FURCATION CURETTAGE IN PRIMARY MOLARS |
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| 유구치 치근분지부 병소의 치수절제술과 소파술에 의한 골재생 |
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이승현, 우연선, 김재문, 정태성, 김신 |
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부산대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Deep caries in primary molars without early intervention frequently induce a pulpal disease and consequent furcation lesion with fistulous openings Up to now, majority of the textbooks on pediatric dentistry and literatures have described that extraction of the inflicted teeth is indicated for these cases and in reality these teeth have usually been extracted in the dental clinics. However when we recognize the excellent capacity of bone regeneration in children and the presence of numerous accessory canals at furcation areas, the removal of infection source in pulp by pulpectomy and inflammatory granulation tissues at furcation areas by furcal curettage might open the possibility of rapid healing at the furcation regions. In this report, 10 cases of primary molars in 3 to 6-year-old children with fistulous openings and furcation lesions in moderate size of 2 to 4mm in depth radiolucency at furcation lesion have been chosen. After pulpectomy and furcal curettage, evident bone regeneration was detected radiographically in all cases. Through the cases, we came to realize that all the cases previously described are not the indications of extraction and this approach could make many cases with pulp and furca combined lesions survive and remain healthy in the children's dental arches. However, in order for this approach to acquire objective appropriateness, it is thought that more scrupulous evaluation is desirable on the various factors regarding the indication such as the extent of furcation lesions, absorption status of teeth, amount of covering bone on succeeding teeth and so on. |
| Key Words:
Furcation lesion, Curettage, Pulpectomy, Bone regeneration, Primary molar |
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