Page 36 - The Beauty and Sorrow in Endodontics-Chapter 4 - Part 1

Fig 44Q

6-months post-op – Continued healing of the
lesion and resorption of the overfilled sealer
observed. Lamina dura reformation observed.

Fig 44R Fig 44S
2-years post-op – The patient complained It was unclear why the previous dentist

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of difficulty flossing between 14, 15, and had decided to place an implant to replace

# 16. Multiple cervical abrasions due to tooth 15 with the limited space available.
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incorrect technique used.

Fig 44T Fig 44U
2-years post-op – The patient was happy The extruded sealer continues to be
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with the treatment result of 16. Most absorbed by the body, however, the

of the original apical lesion has healed sealer puff that remains at the exits of

except a small radiolucency that each canal signifies the intact apical seal.

remained around the mesiobuccal root.
The lamina dura has reformed.
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