Endodontic Surgery

Purpose: To understand the effect of different suture materials and techniques on wound healing. Most highlighted results: •The most popular technique for wound closure is the application of sutures. •As a consequence some clinicians have proposed surgical clamps as an alternative •Silk sutures are prone to colonization by biofilms, hence should not be applied for […]

Purpose:  To provide a better understanding of basic molecular and cellular biologic concepts when using membrane barriers and bone grafts in periapical surgery with specific reference to GTR in periodontal regenerative therapy. GTR: is a technique for enhancing and directing cell growth to repopulate specific parts of the peridontium that have been damaged by periodontal […]

Purpose:  To evaluate the influence of GTR on the outcome of surgical endodontic treatment. N= 11 ( n=5 ) Materials and methods: •Inclusion criteria: • RCT study design,  PA lesion, GTR as part of Tx, at least 1 year follow up, outcome evaluation according to Rud et al. •Exclusion criteria: •Re-surgery, apicomarginal defects, Periodontal disease, […]

Summary:  Purpose:  to  compare the healing response of PRP and collagen membrane used as GTR materials for the treatment of apicomarginal defects. Materials/Methods: •30  patients  participated in this study •Inclusion criteria :  recurrent episodes of purulent discharge, apicomarginal communication having a pocket depth (PD) of >6 mm confined to buccal aspect, a negative response to […]

Summary:  Purpose:  to demonstrate the clinical effectiveness of calcium sulphate to act as a barrier and filling material for the treatment of ‘through and through’ bony lesions. Materials/Methods: •20 patients  participated in this study •Inclusion criteria : previous RCT and retreatment ( except 2 cases ) with persistent bony lesion , bone defect wider than […]

Summary:  Purpose: to evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of endodontic microsurgery when MTA and Super EBA are used as the root-end filling material and to compare the clinical outcome of endodontic microsurgery at 1-year and 4-year follow-ups. Materials/Methods: •260 Teeth were included in this randomized controlled trial and randomly assiegnd either MTA or  Super EBA […]

Purpose: To investigate the effects of an isthmus on the outcomes of surgically treated molars. N= 106 Maxillary and mandibular 1st molars (72 with isthmus, 34 without)  with endodontic lesion limited to periapical area. •Surgical procedures were performed by the same operator •Isthmus was included in the retrograde preparation design when observed and filled with […]

Purpose: to evaluate the periapical repair of teeth after endodontic surgery using two- (conventional and digital radiography) and tridimensional (CBCT) imaging methods. N = 11 patients Materials/Methods:  •Maxillary anterior single-rooted teeth, with the presence of radiographically visible periapical bone rarefaction and indication for endodontic surgical treatment. •Conventional and digital periapical radiographs and CBCT of the […]

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of endodontic microsurgery and compare the healing success of the isolated endodontic lesion with the endo-perio combined lesions N = 263 teeth Materials/Methods:  •227 patients requiring periradicular surgery were included in this study.  •Excluded cases with G > 2 mobility, HRF, VRF, perforations •All […]

Summary:  Purpose:  (1) to document changes in periodontal parameters in teeth with apical surgery over a long-term period of 5 years.         (2) to correlate the documented changes with patient, tooth, and treatment-related co-variables. N= 186 teeth. Materials/Methods:  •242 patients who underwent apical surgery from 2000 to 2004. •After the Surgical procedure All patients were […]