CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC HEALING OUTCOMES FOLLOWING REGENERATIVE ENDODONTIC TREATMENT USING PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN IN IMMATURE PERMANENT TEETH WITH PULP NECROSIS
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Objective: To evaluate clinical and radiographic healing outcomes following regenerative endodontic treatment using platelet-rich fibrin in immature permanent teeth with pulp necrosis.
Methods: A single-arm clinical interventional study was conducted in 12 patients with 16 immature permanent teeth with pulp necrosis. All teeth underwent regenerative endodontic treatment using platelet-rich fibrin. Outcomes were assessed based on clinical signs and symptoms at 1 week and periapical healing on radiographic examination at 3 and 6 months.
Results: Before treatment, pain was recorded in 12 of 16 teeth, tenderness to percussion in 13 of 16 teeth, and swelling in 8 of 16 teeth. At 1 week, all teeth were pain-free. At 3 months, complete healing was observed in 5 of 16 teeth, while 11 of 16 teeth showed partial healing. At 6 months, complete healing was observed in 12 of 16 teeth, while the remaining 4 teeth showed partial healing. No cases of non-healing were recorded. All teeth demonstrated favorable clinical and radiographic outcomes at 6 months.
Conclusion: Regenerative endodontic treatment using platelet-rich fibrin was associated with favorable short-term outcomes in terms of clinical symptom control and periapical healing in immature permanent teeth with pulp necrosis.
Keywords
regenerative endodontics, platelet-rich fibrin, immature permanent teeth, pulp necrosis
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