Endoscopic periradicular surgery: a prospective clinical study

S Taschieri; M Del Fabbro; T Testori; R Weinstein

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.09.007

Endoscopic periradicular surgery: a prospective clinical study

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Apr;45(3):242-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.09.007. Epub 2005 Oct 17.

Authors

S Taschieri¹, M Del Fabbro, T Testori, R Weinstein

Affiliation

¹ Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Department of Odontology, University of Milan, Via R. Galeazzi 4, 20161 Milano, Italy.

PMID: 16233940
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.09.007

Abstract

We did apicectomies of 30 teeth with periradicular lesions in 23 patients, using a 3 mm endoscope. Two patients failed to attend for postoperative assessment and of the remaining 21 patients who had 28 teeth treated the operation was judged after 1 year to be a success in 26 (93%).

Publication types

Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Apicoectomy / instrumentation
Apicoectomy / methods*
Endoscopes
Endoscopy / methods*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Osteotomy
Periapical Diseases / surgery*
Post and Core Technique / instrumentation
Prospective Studies
Radiography
Retrograde Obturation
Surgical Flaps
Tooth Apex / diagnostic imaging
Treatment Outcome