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Deep caries-like lesion caused by pre-eruptive intracoronal resorption (PIER) in a recently erupted maxillary second molar: a case report

Davide Guglielmi
January 1, 20261 min readVerified

Periapical X-Ray and a preoperative view of the asimptomatic partially erupted second permanent maxillary molar of the 13 years old patient. Preoperative buccal aspect of the elements 2.6 and 2.7. Paramarginal flap incisions. Elevation and removal of a secondary flap. The presence of unspecified soft tissue, directly continuous with the pulp chamber instead of dentin, is readily identifiable. Effective isolation is ensured by combining a traditional rubber dam with a cervical application of liquid dam. Master cones X-ray’s been taken during root canal treatment (RCT) A resorbible surgical suture, 5//00 (Vycril) is used in order to avoid plaque accumulation in the days following the procedure. One single vertical mattress stitch is placed on the mesial papilla of the 2.7. Post…

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