@misc{cogprints8183, volume = {31}, number = {5}, month = {September}, author = {Dr. W.C. Ngeow and Y.L. Thong}, note = {Times Cited: 3 Ngeow, WC Thong, YL}, title = {Gaining access through a calcified pulp chamber: a clinical challenge}, publisher = {BLACKWELL SCIENCE LTD, P O BOX 88, OSNEY MEAD, OXFORD OX2 0NE, OXON, ENGLAND}, year = {1998}, journal = {International Endodontic Journal}, pages = {367--371}, keywords = {Calcification; Calcium Hydroxide; Endodontics; Radiograph; Root Canal}, url = {http://cogprints.org/8183/}, abstract = {Dental pulp is prone to dystrophic mineralization; this mineralization can be so extensive that the entire root canal system is obliterated, As a result, root canal treatment can become a difficult if not impossible task, This article presents the endodontic management of a tooth with an obliterated pulp chamber and associated with a discharging sinus in a teenage patient, The role of a calcium hydroxide lining to induce mineralization and cause the obliteration of the pulpal space is also discussed.} }