Root End End Surgery (Apicoectomy)
Root end surgery (Apicoectomy) can help save your tooth in a variety of situations. After examining your CBCT scan performed in our office, your endodontist may recommend a root end surgery rather than a root canal re-treatment to help preserve the integrity of your crown and tooth structure.
Root End Surgery (Apicoectomy) to Save Your Tooth
95% of the time, a tooth that has undergone a root canal can last the rest of your life and never need further endodontic treatment. However, in select cases, a tooth may not heal or may become infected. A tooth may become painful or diseased months, or even years after successful treatment. If this is the case, surgery may help to save your tooth.
Sometimes built up calcium deposits make a canal too narrow for the instruments used in a nonsurgical root canal treatment to reach the end of the root. Your endodontist may perform an Apicoectomy to clean and seal the remainder of the canal.
Additionally root end surgery may be used as a diagnostic tool if you have persistent symptoms but no problems appear on your X-ray. In such a case, surgery allows your endodontist to examine the entire root of your tooth, find the problem, and provide treatment.
Root end surgery is typically performed under conscious sedation. This will be discussed further at your consultation.
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