In this Dental Minute video, Dr. Cutbirth discusses how to perform an apicoectomy on a highly abscesses tooth followed by bone grafting and a membrane. In a...

2024年10月2日 · If the infection was severe and a significant amount of bone was removed, they may use a bone graft, which can help bone regenerate. 3 Typically an apicoectomy should take 30 to 90 minutes, depending on the severity of the infection and the tooth treated.

2020年10月7日 · An apicoectomy is a straightforward, minor surgical procedure that’s done on children and adults as a way to save at-risk teeth and prevent potentially serious complications.

Additional procedures performed with your root-end surgery, like bone grafting, will typically extend the recovery period and restrictions. We’ll tell you what to expect from your recovery and will provide detailed instructions for post-apicoectomy care during your consultation.

2024年10月17日 · This review explores the theoretical and clinical aspects of the apicoectomy (root resection) process in periradicular surgery, which is crucial when standard root canal treatments fail.

When inflammation or infection persists in the bony area around the end of your tooth after a root canal procedure, your endodontist may have to perform an apicoectomy. What is an apicoectomy? In this procedure, the endodontist opens the gum tissue near the tooth to see the underlying bone and to remove any inflamed or infected tissue.

2024年2月12日 · During an apicoectomy, an endodontist (a dentist specializing in treating the inside of the tooth) will make a small incision in the gum to expose the bone and remove any infected tissue, along with the very tip of the root. A small filling is then placed to seal the end of the root canal, and the gum is sutured back in place.

The only two instances where early loss of stitches is concerning is in the presence of excessive bleeding or if you had a bone grafting procedure performed in conjunction with your extraction: in either case, you should inform the doctor on call. ---

The retrograde restorative approaches chosen were composite with bone grafting in Case 1, MTA in Case 2 and amalgam with bone grafting along with GTR membrane in Case 3 respectively. All the three cases showed successful treatment outcome during follow-up visits and presented with clinical and radiographic signs of eventful healing.

Different people recover from apicoectomy surgery at different rates. Depending on the nature of the surgery, your age and your individual recovery capacity, you should expect to get back to regular work in 2-4 days. We have made every effort to give you all the information you will need for a rapid recovery. MEDICATIONS AFTER SURGERY PAIN ...