TY - JOUR AU - de Almeida Gomes, Fabio AU - Rodrigues Xavier, Samantha AU - Maniglia Ferreira, Cláudio AU - Geraldo Pappen, Fernanda PY - 2020/10/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Management of an unusual foreign body in periapical tissues of immature permanent maxillary central incisor JF - Giornale Italiano di Endodonzia JA - G Ital Endodon VL - 34 IS - 2 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.32067/GIE.2020.34.02.02 UR - https://giornaleitalianoendodonzia.it/gie/article/view/126 SP - AB - <p>Root canal treatment of an immature tooth is a significant challenge because of the size of the canal, the thin and fragile dentin walls, and the large open apex. The present report describes a clinical case of apical surgery with a 3-year clinical and radiographic follow-up in an immature permanent maxillary central incisor with persistent apical periodontitis caused by a foreign body in the periapical tissues. Surgical endodontic treatment should be seen as the best choice for treating persistent apical periodontitis. This treatment can manage the infection source and provide a direct hermetic seal of the apical area.</p> ER -