Open AccessSingle visit endodontic retreatment – controversies
Author(s) -
Paula Perlea,
Cristina Coralia Nistor,
Alexandru Andrei Iliescu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
romanian journal of medical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6108
pISSN - 1842-8258
DOI - 10.37897/rjmp.2015.1.9
Subject(s) - root canal , dentistry , endodontic retreatment , medicine , calcium hydroxide , periodontitis , orthodontics , computer science , engineering , chemical engineering
Healing of apical periodontitis, even of considerable dimensions, may be obtained by root canal treatment in a single treatment session (single visit), without the need for application of a medical dressing such as calcium hydroxide before the root canal filling. Treatment by single visit is based on the inactivation of the remaining bacteria, by isolating them against the nutrients and the elimination of the space required for multiplication using a three-dimensional tight filling. The clinical case presented shows the predictability of properly performed endodontic retreatment in a single visit, highlighting the controversies related to this clinical approach.