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Case 43

If the cause of the previously failed treatment is unclear, root

canal retreatment may still be an option if the patient is

adamant against extraction and implant placement.

Fig 43A Fig 43B
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Even though 46 had already been root Off-angle radiograph shows a missed
canal treated, the patient still complains distolingual canal and some apical

of periodic abscess. Radiographic resorption of the mesial root.

examination reveals a large radiolucent
lesion that is spreading to 45.
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Fig 43C Fig 43D

With the aid of a microscope, the Enlarged image showing the close
previously missed distolingual canal proximity of where the previous dentist

was located. had been searching and the true canal

orifice of the distolingual canal.

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