What is Endodontic surgery?
The most common endodontic surgical procedure is an apicoectomy or root-end resection. It is used to relieve inflammation or infection in the bony area around the end of the tooth that continues after endodontic treatment. The endodontist lowers the gum tissue and removes the infected tissue and may remove the very end of the root. A small filling may be placed to seal the root canal.
Endodontic surgery is a group of procedures that are occasionally required, in conjunction with root canal treatment, to attempt to save a damaged tooth. The most common type of endodontic surgical procedure is the apicoectomy. This is a procedure that is performed to remove a chronic, or persistent, infection or inflammation from the end of the root of a tooth. The procedure involves the making of a small incision in the gums above the tooth, and the removal of the infected tissue from the tip of the root. Generally, a small filling is placed in the tip of the root to prevent re-infection by sealing the canal. Local anesthetics are used for the procedure, just like when a filling is placed, and the patient is usually able to return to normal activities within one or two days.
