Apical curettage and retrograde obturation without apicoectomy. Clinical case presentation

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María Elena Hofmann Salcedo
Ana Gabriela Carrillo Várguez
Julio César García Briones
Dulce Yicel Magaña Mancillas
Santa Rosario Zamora Ibarra
Alberto Gaitán Luis Cepeda

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Apical curettage with apicoectomy is a component of many endodontic surgical procedures. It purports the aim of removing any contents present inside the surgical cavity, such as granulation tissue, cystic membrane remnants, or foreign bodies, as well as removing the involved dental apex. Nevertheless, in some cases, performing an apicoectomy can negatively infl uence the restoration’s stability;in these cases an alternative treatment could be performing apical curettage without apicoectomy. The present article documents aclinical case where apical curettage and retrograde obturation with mineral trioxide aggregate cement were performed on a tooth where previous conventional endodontic treatment had failed.

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Hofmann Salcedo, M. E., Carrillo Várguez, A. G., García Briones, J. C., Magaña Mancillas, D. Y., Zamora Ibarra, S. R., & Luis Cepeda, A. G. (2015). Apical curettage and retrograde obturation without apicoectomy. Clinical case presentation. Revista Odontológica Mexicana Órgano Oficial De La Facultad De Odontología UNAM, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.22201/fo.1870199xp.2015.19.1-ING.45515
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María Elena Hofmann Salcedo

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Editora de la Revista Ódontológica Mexicana. Órgano Oficial de la Facultad de Odontología, UNAM.