Title

Navigating the management of open apex: A review

Authors

Ketaki Rajguru¹*, Pranjali Dutt², Prerna Priya³, Deepti Singh⁴, Chanda Dhakad⁴, Nikhil Sathawane⁵, D.R Mahesh⁶ & Pratik Surana⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre, Nave Pargaon, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Dentistry, Mahamaya Rajkiya Allopathic Medical College, Ambedkarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India; ³Department of Dentistry, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India; ⁴Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, IMS BHU, Varanasi -221005, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; ⁶Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Shavige Malleshwara Hills KS Layout, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; ⁷Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Ketaki Rajguru - E-mail: ketakirajguru639@gmail.com; Phone: +91 99221 13300
Pranjali Dutt - E-mail: duttpranjali@gmail.com; Phone: + 91 9984895490
Prerna Priya - E-mail: krishnanarayana237@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8250141981
Deepti Singh - E-mail: deeptirocks07@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9871202621
Chanda Dhakad - E-mail: chandadhakad002@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9893141001
Nikhil R. Sathawane - E-mail: drnrsathawane@gmail.com.; Phone: +91 8149714891
D.R. Mahesh - E-mail: maheshdr@dscds.edu.in; Phone: +91 8147606654
Pratik Surana - E-mail: suranadrpratik@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8871310111

Article Type

Review

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

The management of open apex teeth, highlighting traditional apexification and contemporary revascularization techniques is of interest. Apexification, a long-established approach, promotes apical barrier formation, while revascularization offers the potential for continued root development, especially in younger patients. The selection of treatment should be tailored to individual cases, prioritizing the preservation of tooth integrity and optimal outcomes.

Keywords

Open apex, apexification, revascularization

Citation

Rajguru et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2299-2303 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.