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Preoperative radiograph showing a filling shadow close to the pulp and a fully developed root and closed apex of tooth #13.
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Radiographic examination showed distal a filling shadow close to the pulp and a fully developed root and closed apex (Figure 1).
Postoperative radiograph presenting placement of the MTA and glass ionomer cement.
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The tooth was restored with glass ionomer cement (Figure 2).
Three-month follow-up radiograph showing a normal periodontal ligament space.
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The radiograph showed nearly a normal periodontal ligament space (Figure 3).
Six-month follow-up radiograph showing narrowing of the canal space with radiopaque shadows.
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The radiographic results showed narrowing of the canal space with radiopaque shadows (Figure 4).
Twelve-month follow-up radiograph showing root wall thickening.
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The radiographic results revealed evidence of root wall thickening (Figure 5).
Thirty-month follow-up radiograph showing a normal periapical image.
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At 30-month recall, tooth #13 still showed normal pulp vitality compared to the control tooth, and no periapical lesion was found on the X-ray film (Figure 6).