Objective: A review was made of the current literature on hemostatic agents used in apical surgery in order to determine their effectiveness and adverse effects. Material and methods: The main search terms used were: endodontic surgery, apicoectomy, apical surgery, periradicular surgery, hemostasis, hemostatic agents, and bleeding control. The authors searched the Medline database for articles ...

Objectives To determine the percentage of persistant apical lesions positive for bacterial nucleic acids, to detect microorganisms difficult to cultivate in persistant apical lesions by PCR and relate them to endodontic failure, clinical symptoms and diabetes mellitus. Materials and methods The samples of persistent apical lesions were collected during apicoectomy. Bacterial ubiquitous primer...

The concept of doing total endodontic treatment of a tooth in a single visit is not new. However, most accepted techniques in current use stress multi-visit procedures. As a result, schools concentrate upon teaching a multi-visit concept, leaving most dental students with an impression that is carried over into practice; namely, that this is the only acceptable treatment modality. Many clinicia...

Squamous odontogenic tumors (SOTs) are benign, locally infiltrative neoplasms that localize to the periodontium. In total, <50 cases have been reported since the first description of SOTs in 1975. Although the exact etiology of SOTs is unknown, the tumors are considered to derive from the epithelial cell rests of Malassez. SOTs are characterized by radiological and clinical signs and symptoms, ...

One hundred fifty-six single-rooted human extracted teeth received root canal treatment, apicoectomy, and ultrasonic root-end preparations. The roots were divided into six groups of 24 teeth. The groups were filled with Amalgam, Geristore, Super-EBA, Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA), Calcium Phosphate Cement (CPC), or MTA with CPC matrix, respectively. Immediately after root-end filling, 12 tee...

The case report aimed at treating a fenestration-type defect with multidisciplinary conventional and advanced surgical techniques. Fenestrations are isolated areas in which the exposed root surface is covered only by the periosteum and gingiva, but the remaining cortical bone remains intact. Root coverage is indicated in cases of root hypersensitivity, treatment of shallow caries lesions, cervi...

Background: Aim of the study was to evaluate sealing ability of five different root end filling materials by dye penetration method. Materials and Methods: About 100 extracted maxillary central incisors were sectioned at Cementoenamel junction. Access cavities were prepared, instrumented chemo-mechanically, and obturated with laterally condensed gutta-percha and AH Plus sealer. Access cavities ...

Background: Periapical cysts are slow-growing that often asymptomatic until they become secondary infections. seen in the periapical region. The choice of therapy may be influenced by a number criteria, including extent lesion, its connection to important structures, point origin, clinical features, patient's level cooperation, and overall health. As result this, current research was carried ou...

AIM To examine the types and frequencies of oral surgery diagnoses and ambulatory oral surgical treatments during one year period at the Department of Oral Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava in Zagreb, Croatia. METHODS Sociodemographic and clinical data on 11680 ambulatory patients, treated between January 1 and of December 31, 2011 were retrieved from the hospital database using a specific...