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Vital tooth with periapical lesion: spontaneous healing after conservative treatment
2012
Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics
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It is often presumed that apical periodontitis follows total pulp necrosis, and consequently root canal treatment is commonly performed. Periapical lesion development is usually caused by bacteria and its byproduct which irritate pulp, develop pulpitis, and result in necrosis through an irreversible process. Afterwards, apical periodontitis occurs. This phenomenon is observed as an apical radiolucency in radiographic view. However, this unusual case presents a spontaneous healing of periapical
doi:10.5395/rde.2012.37.2.123
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