Page 19 - The Beauty and Sorrow in Endodontics-Chapter 1

Case 16

Apical surgery should not be utilized as a correction for

improper obturation

(Fig 16A) (Fig 16B)
Pre-operative radiograph reveals Sinogram with gutta percha cone
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inadequate fill of tooth 22. points to 22 as the source of pain
even after apical surgery. Due to the

inadequacy of the previous root

canal treatment, apical surgery
should not have been the first
choice of treatment.

(Fig 16C)

Treatment options along with their risks and
benefits were explained to the patient, and she

decided to proceed with root canal retreatment
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of tooth 22.

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