AIM To investigate the quality of root fillings and coronal restorations and their association with periapical status in an adult Spanish population. METHODOLOGY A total of 180 subjects, aged 37.1 +/- 15.7 years, who presented as new patients at the Faculty of Dentistry, Seville, Spain, were examined. All participants underwent a full-mouth radiographic survey incorporating 14 periapical radi...

AIM To present an additional case of intraosseous schwannoma involving the apical area in the mandibular alveolar bone mimicking an inflammatory periapical lesion. SUMMARY This article describes a case of schwannoma periapically located mimicking an inflammatory periapical lesion in the mandible of a 34-year-old female. Diagnostic and therapeutic problems can occur when this lesion is misinte...

Dear Editor Various terms have been used to categorize the outcomes of root canal treatment. ‘Success’ and ‘failure’ are the most popular terms that are used, but ‘healing’ and ‘healed’ have been suggested (Friedman & Mor 2004). ‘Success’ means ‘the accomplishment of an aim or purpose’ (Oxford Dictionary). According to most endodontic textbooks, the purpose of root canal treatment is to prevent...

Oral rehabilitation for a patient with severe loss of alveolar bone and soft tissue resulting from severe periodontitis presents a challenge to clinicians. The use of dental implants for replacement of teeth has become a routine procedure also in the periodontally compromised patient .The presence of periodontal inflammation and periapical infection often delay the placement of bone grafts as w...

An implant periapical lesion (IPL) is an infectious-inflammatory alteration surrounding an implant apex. In the English literature, the treatments for IPL have all been surgical methods. We present a case of successful treatment of an IPL with medical methods. A 36-year-old man underwent placement of two implants in the molar region of the right mandible. About one month later, the patient had ...

Active implant periapical lesion (IPL) is a rare lesion which has been reported as one of the causes of dental implant failures. Usually, an affected implant shows radiolucency in the apical area, while remaining clinically stable. IPL is often accompanied by symptoms of pain, swelling, tenderness, and fistulation. In this paper, we describe two cases of IPL with very unusual findings which led...

Paresthesia is a burning or prickling sensation or partial numbness, resulting from neural injury. The symptoms can vary from mild neurosensory dysfunction to total loss of sensation in the innervated area. Only a few cases have described apical periodontitis to be the etiological factor of impaired sensation in the area innervated by the inferior alveolar and mental nerves. The aim of the pres...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the suitability of a digital radiograph registration and subtraction software for a sensitive and reliable assessment of the progress of chronic apical periodontitis. Ninety cases of teeth with chronic apical periodontitis have been studied. In each case, a preoperative radiograph was taken, root canals were prepared, and a Ca(OH)2 paste was placed in t...