Saving Single-rooted Teeth with Combined Endodontic-periodontal Lesions

Teeth affected by combined endodontic-periodontal lesions are usually considered by all prognosis classifications as hopeless teeth. The development of new biomaterials combined with modern endodontic and periodontal regeneration techniques may improve dental prognosis and maintain the affected teeth. Moreover, 1 of the replacement options for those teeth, dental implants, has shown an increasing number of biological and technical complications.

Source: Journal of Endodontics - October 17, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Alexandre Pico-Blanco, Pablo Castelo-Baz, Leticia Caneiro-Queija, Antonio Li ñares-González, Pablo Martin-Lancharro, Juan Blanco-Carrión Tags: Case Report/Clinical Techniques Source Type: research