Post-treatment endodontic disease does not preclude saving the involved tooth. In fact, the majority of these teeth can be returned to health and long-term function by current retreatment procedures. Decisions in endodontics, especially those related to surgical and non-surgical retreatment, are complex. Considerable bias occurs when making clinical decisions as a result of influence of specialty and personal capabilities. Dental clinicians should be able to diagnose persistent or reintroduced endodontic disease and be aware of the options for treatment. If they wish to approach treating these teeth, they should have the appropriate armamentarium and be capable of performing these specialized techniques at the highest level. Recent concepts and techniques can now guarantee the treatment of the most difficult complex retreatment cases in an easy non invasive manner.
Objectives
– Determine persistent or reintroduced endodontic disease and be aware of the options for treatment, whether to treat or not.
– Understand different new simple approaches that will allow for noninvasive treatment of failing root canal retreatments.
– Know how to manage large lesions, missed canals and even broken files with minimal effort and time.