Endodontic Periapical Lesion: An Overview on the Etiology, Diagnosis and Current Treatment Modalities

Overview

Journal Eur Endod J

Publisher Kare Publishing

Specialty Dentistry

Date 2020 Aug 9

PMID 32766513

Citations 89

Authors

Kasra Karamifar

Afsoon Tondari

Mohammad Ali Saghiri

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Abstract

Nonsurgical and surgical endodontic treatments have a high success rate in the treatment and prevention of apical periodontitis when carried out according to standard and accepted clinical principles. Nevertheless, endodontic periapical lesions remain in some cases, and further treatment should be considered when apical periodontitis persists. Although several treatment modalities have been proposed for endodontically treated teeth with persistent apical periodontitis, there is a need for less invasive methods with more predictable outcomes. The advantages and shortcomings of existing approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of endodontic periradicular lesions are discussed in this review.

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