This study was carried out to assess the success rate of apicectomy of anterior and premolar teeth. Out of 336 patients, who had undergone apicectomy in a private practice between 1997–2001, only 256 patients (76.2%) completed the two years recall visits; which was the minimum time recommended in this study to judge whether the operation was successful or not. The age range of the patients was ...

An unusual case of a second maxillary molar with a dilacerated root visible clinically is described. Apicectomy followed by retrograde amalgam filling was performed whereby gingival coverage and gingival seal was achieved.

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...

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate choice grafting options post apicectomy procedure by various endodontists. Methodology: In descriptive survey, 8 questions were asked from 50 Endodontists, regarding treatment in cases periapical pathologies as well graft material preference after apicoectomy performed. They for usability, economics, long term healing region related with pla...

Gradenigo syndrome (GS) was described primarily in the paediatric population, especially pre-antibiotic era. GS is rarely reported elderly post-antibiotic We present rare case of a 67-year-old man who presented with an incomplete triad symptoms (without abducens nerve palsy) that failed medical therapy and successfully treated surgical intervention (mastoidectomy petrous apicectomy). Physicians...

INTRODUCTION A mandatory requirement of root canal therapy is that the obturation and restoration of the tooth must seal the root canals both apically and coronally to prevent leakage and percolation of oral fluids and to prevent recontamination of disinfected canals. Apicoectomy (apicectomy/root-end resection) with retrograde obturation is a widely applied procedure in endodontics, when all ef...

A female patient, 51 years old, complaint of painful swelling on the anatomical area of the upper left lateral incisor. The diagnosis of radicular cyst was confirmed histo-pathologically. Nowadays, radicular cysts may be treated using conventional root canal methods or surgical apicectomy. The possible soft-laser reaction to radicular cysts after contact application has not been investigated. W...