Factors Affecting the Outcome of Periapical Surgery; a Prospective Longitudinal Clinical Study

Wound healing following periapical surgery is influenced by age, gender, smoking, lesion size, type of root-end filling, method cavity preparation and the use microsurgical or conventional technique. This study aimed to evaluate influence various preoperative factors such as pain, size on outcome surgical endodontic treatment. A thorough history, examination, investigation were performed establish patient smoking status, presence pain. Forty patients aged between 15–57 years presented with persistent chronic apical periodontitis single-rooted anterior teeth after re-root canal treatment enrolled for surgery. Following surgery, all recalled evaluation 12 months based clinical X-ray examination due inaccessibility an advanced imaging system (CBCT). Chi-squared Fisher’s exact test applied, which revealed a statistically significant association age (p = 0.025), 0.029), < 0.001). Although, success was higher in males 78.6% (22/28) compared females 58.3% (7/12) however, no relationship found gender 0.254). Patient had strong