Apexogenesis following living pulp treatment in a premolar Turner's tooth: Case report and Brief Review

Background and Aim: One of the important clinical challenges in root canal treatment is the treatment of immature teeth.Following the stop of root formation, the tooth will have thin dentin walls and will be prone to cervical fracture.In vital pulp therapy (VPT), due to the preservation of the pulp, there is a possibility of completing and repairing the dentin pulp complex and increasing the dentin's thickness and length.In this report, VPT for hypoplastic immature permanent teeth (turner's tooth) has been investigated.Case Report: The patient was a five-year-old girl whose premolar tooth had severe caries due to a preapical infection caused by the corresponding primary tooth.Due to the incompleteness of the root, after the coronal pulp was removed, MTA was placed, and vital pulp therapy was performed.In the two-year follow-up, the tooth had normal clinical signs, and the length and thickness of the root increased favorably.Conclusion: Conservative pulp treatments, like VPT, can be suitable treatment options for necrotic, immature permanent teeth.