Endoimplant with NiTi file: novel solution to an old root complication

Abstract

The dental trauma is a common problem in daily practice not always handled properly. This article describes the case of a patient who received an early knock that affected radicular development of tooth 1.1. Eventually a number of complications appeared such pulp necrosis, coronal pigmentation, presence of large perialpical lesion and recurrent appearance of fistula, which led the patient to realized a series of treatments that eventually failed until 37 years later, through advances in technology, it was possible to solve the case by making an apical surgery with placement of an endoimplant with a nickel titanium (NiTi) file. This case shows that with the passage of time, the desire of the patient to keep teeth in her mouth and the appearance of new materials and techniques, nowadays, highly complex cases that would normally be destined for extraction can be solve.