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Five Year Follow-Up of Heroic Anterior Tooth Save:UPDATE

Nov 18, 2019

UPDATE: Recurrent Endodontic Disease After Initial Healing, 4 years later

Patient: 52 year-old (2014) male in excellent health

Chief Complaint: Patient reported a bump on the gums above his front upper tooth

Dental History: Patient reported a history of prior orthodontics as a child and previous endodontic treatment performed on the maxillary left and right central incisors in 1970 (teeth #’s 8 and 9). Surgical endodontic treatment had been performed years ago after a recurrent infection associated with the maxillary left central incisor (tooth #9)

Compromised Maxillary Molar: Should you Treat?

Sep 30, 2019

Should this tooth be retreated or extracted?

Patient: 76 year old female with controlled hypertension and arthritis

Chief Complaint: History of pain and swelling of one week duration (maxillary right posterior area)

Dental History: Root canal treatment on the maxillary right first molar (#3) had been performed by an endodontist 40 years earlier. Swelling and pain had developed a week earlier and was improving.

Significant Findings (Tooth #3): Moderate palpation and percussion sensitivity was observed upon testing. The radiographic series revealed a large diffuse radiolucency about the MB root and unfilled root canal systems with a parallel post having been placed in the palatal root. Periodontal probing depths were within normal limits with bleeding upon probing at the mesiolingual line angle area.

Fiber Post Drill-Out on an Abscessed Bicuspid with a New Crown

Sep 2, 2019

Nonsurgical Versus Surgical Endodontic Retreatment on Teeth With Posts?

Patient: 65 year-old female with Hashimoto’s Disease and managed hypercholesterolemia

Chief Complaint: swelling on gums

Dental History: The patient reported a past history of root canal treatment (not recent) and a new crown on the maxillary left second bicuspid (less than a year). She started to notice some swelling associated with the area 3 weeks before the endodontic consultation.

Significant Findings (Tooth #13): a fluctuant buccal mass was noted opposite the said tooth which yielded slight discomfort when palpated. A periapical radiograph revealed a large periapical radiolucency and previous root canal treatment. The less radiopaque column of material in the coronal half of the root suggested a bonded fiber post. Clinical tests demonstrated Class 1 mobility, moderate percussion sensitivity, and periodontal findings within normal limits.