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Case 29


            The possible etiology for recurrent infection after root canal




            treatment








                                                                Fig 29A
                                                                Clinical exam revealed a discoloured
                                                                      #
                                                                tooth  11  with  a  sinus  tract  at  the
                                                                muco-gingival junction.









                                                    Fig 29B
                                                          #
                                                    Tooth  11  with  existing  ML  and  DL
                                                    restorations and an apical lesion that
                                                    is spreading. The patient denied any
                                                                                 #
                                                    history of traumatic injury on  11 but
                                                    said  he  had  completed  both
                                                    traditional    orthodontics     and
                                                    Invisalign treatments.










                                                            Fig 29C

                                                            Incisal  attrition  and  palatal  craze  lines  are
                                                            present.





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