TY - GEN N1 - Times Cited: 3 Ngeow, WC Thong, YL ID - cogprints8183 UR - http://cogprints.org/8183/ A1 - Ngeow, Dr. W.C. A1 - Thong, Y.L. Y1 - 1998/09// N2 - 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. PB - BLACKWELL SCIENCE LTD, P O BOX 88, OSNEY MEAD, OXFORD OX2 0NE, OXON, ENGLAND KW - Calcification; Calcium Hydroxide; Endodontics; Radiograph; Root Canal TI - Gaining access through a calcified pulp chamber: a clinical challenge SP - 367 AV - public EP - 371 ER -