Question 29 · LDEK · Other

The indications for periapical surgery include:

1) unknown cause of endodontic treatment failure;
2) possibility of performing conventional root canal treatment;
3) procedural errors during the root canal treatment;
4) anatomical obstacles, such as calcification of the root canal;
5) transverse fracture of the root in the periapical area.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 3,4,5.
  2. B. 1,3,4.
  3. C. 1,2,3.
  4. D. 2,5.
  5. E. 1,4,5.
Hint

Surgery is chosen when orthograde retreatment cannot solve the problem; ask in each case whether a non-surgical route is still open.

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