Root canal retreatment

Philip J Lumley; Nick Adams; Phillip Tomson

doi:10.12968/denu.2006.33.9.518

Root canal retreatment

Dent Update. 2006 Nov;33(9):518-20, 522-4, 526-8, 530. doi: 10.12968/denu.2006.33.9.518.

Authors

Philip J Lumley¹, Nick Adams, Phillip Tomson

Affiliation

¹ University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, UK.

PMID: 17176738
DOI: 10.12968/denu.2006.33.9.518

Abstract

Root canal therapy is not always successful and an increasing number of patients are requesting retreatment to address intraradicular infection. The armamentarium available to assist the dentist, some of which is described in this article, has never been greater.

MeSH terms

Dental Pulp Cavity / anatomy & histology
Dental Pulp Cavity / microbiology
Gutta-Percha
Humans
Post and Core Technique
Retreatment / methods
Root Canal Filling Materials
Root Canal Obturation / instrumentation
Root Canal Obturation / methods
Root Canal Therapy / instrumentation*
Root Canal Therapy / methods
Treatment Failure

Substances

Root Canal Filling Materials
Gutta-Percha