| Case 1. Tooth 47. |
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Post operative |
Recall at 6 month |
| The patient had a history of pain and presented with a draining sinus. Endodontic treatment was completed over two appointments, using calcium hydroxide as a medicament. At review six months later the tooth was symptomless and the lesion of endodontic origin has healed. |
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| Case 2. Tooth 36. |
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Post operative |
Recall at 12 months |
| The patient presented with intermittent pain. A Thermafil root filling had perforated the wall of the mesio-lingual canal and an instrument had separated in the mesio-buccal canal. Both were removed and the perforation was repaired using calcium sulphate and MTA. At review after nine months, the tooth was symptomless and the perforation site appeared to have healed well.
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| Case 3. Tooth 46. |
Pre operative
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Post operative |
Recall at 11 months |
| The patient presented with a lesion of endodontic origin which had been found on a routine periapical radiograph. The crown, post and core were removed and a disto-lingual canal was found, which had not been previously treated. The root fillings were removed from the other three canals and the tooth re-treated. At an eleven month review, the tooth was symptomless
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| Case 4. Tooth 11. |
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Post operative with
temporary post crown |
| The crown on this tooth was being replaced and the root filling was inadequate. The cast gold post and core was removed using ultrasonics and the tooth re-treated. Post space was re-prepared and a provisional post crown made.
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| Case 5. Tooth 21. |
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Post operative |
| A zirconium post had been cemented into the canal using composite cement and had subsequently fractured. It was removed using ultrasonics and a temporary post crown was fitted.
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Specialist in Endodontics
