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To assess cases of endodontic apical surgery- A clinical study
Shabir Ahmad Bhat
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Background: Apical surgery is often a last resort to maintain an endodontically treated tooth with a persistent periapical lesion. The present study was conducted to assess cases of apical surgery. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 126 patients who underwent apical surgery of both genders. Apical surgery was performed following standardized process. Patients were recalled regularly for 1 year to record treatment outcome. Results: Age group 10-20 years had 20, 20-30 years had 32, 30-40 years had 40, 40-50 years had 19 and >50 years had 15 patients. The difference found to be significant (P< 0.05). The reason of periapical surgery was missing root canal in 53 cases, material beyond apex in 50, broken instrument in 13 and unknown in 10 cases. The difference found to be significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that indication of apical surgery was missed root canal, broken instrument and maximum cases were seen in 30-40 years of age.
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