Surgical endodontic retreatment

Surgical endodontic retreatment.

In teeth with periapical lesions and defective root canal seals non-surgical retreatment is usually preferred. Sometimes, however, such treatment may not be feasible and periapical surgery must be performed. The present study investigated a technique of retrograde root canal treatment as an alternative to the more conventional types of surgical procedure. The material consisted of 35 teeth whos...

Non-surgical endodontic retreatment of failed surgical retreatment: A case report

The purpose of this article was to illustrate an alternative approach to non-surgical management of teeth with failed surgical retreatment. The patient presented with complaint of severe pain after endodontic treatment of the maxillary right lateral and central incisors, which has not been reduce by periradicular surgery. Radiographic examination revealed the poor quality of both the endodontic...

Treatment Outcome of Surgical Management in Endodontic Retreatment Failure

Preservation of a patient’s natural dentition remains an important outcome in securing oral health. Dentists and patients are facing a perplexity between saving a compromised tooth through endodontic treatment, retreatment or extraction. Though success rates of endodontic initial treatment have been improving over the years, persistence of periapical disease is far from being a rare condition. ...

Non-Surgical Endodontic Retreatment after Unsuccessful Apicectomy: A Case Report

Introduction: Endodontic failure may arise mainly from persistent intra-radicular infection from remaining bacteria in the root canal. As a result, retreatment is the most appropriate way of dealing with failed cases. However, many clinicians choose to perform periapical surgery, on the grounds that it is simpler and has immediate results. The resected teeth with insufficient root canal treatme...

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