Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. M. Sridhar Reddy, Professor, Department of conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Email:- sree1976@gmail.com, Ph: 919849986253
Online published on 5 November, 2016.
The presence of a foreign object embedded within the root canal of a tooth is relatively uncommon finding. These cases are often diagnosed accidentally. This paper describes the successful retrieval of safety pin located in the middle portion of root canal by simple orthograde nonsurgical technique. However, due to failure of apical closure, apex sealed with MTA, and tooth restored with fiber post and composite core.
Foreign object, Root canal retrieval, non-surgical technique
