Pulp Survival in Multirooted Teeth After Accidental Apicectomy of One Root: A Case Report
Otmar M.E. Wikkeling, DMD, MD, Life fellow of the IAOMS*
Stichting Ormaxfa, Jan van Scorelstraat 150, 3583 CV Utrecht, The Netherlands.
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Otmar M.E. Wikkeling, DMD, MD, Life fellow of the IAOMS, Stichting Ormaxfa, Jan van Scorelstraat 150, 3583 CV Utrecht, The Netherlands
Received: January 24, 2022 Published: February 16, 2022
Abstract
As early as the 1970s it was shown in animal experiments that the pulp of a multi-root tooth can survive if, without further therapeutic measures, an apex resection of one of the roots is performed. It is unethical to conduct such tests on humans. This article reports on the possible outcome in human pulp survival after accidental resection of one root in a multirooted tooth. There is also an example of survival of the pulp of a single root tooth after accidental lesion of the apex.
Keywords: Surgery, Oral, Apicectomy, Tooth-vitality, Pulp-survival
Citation: Wikkeling OME. “Pulp Survival in Multirooted Teeth After Accidental Apicectomy of One Root: A Case Report”. SVOA Dentistry 3:2 (2022) Pages 60-62.
