Baba Farid University Dental Journal
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 3

Endodontic Microsurgery: To See Better is To Do Better

  • Author:
  • Sunandan Mittal1,, Tarun Kumar2, Nitish Singla3, Monika Garg4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 22 to 25

1Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot-Punjab-India

2Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot-Punjab-India

3PG Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot-Punjab-India

4PG Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot-Punjab-India

*Address for Correspondence: Dr. Sunandan Mittal, MDS, Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot-Punjab-India, E-mail: drsunandanmittal@yahoo.in

Online published on 18 May, 2016.

Abstract

With the advent of Microscopes in endodontics the outcome of surgical endodontics has changed drastically. The endodontic microscope is used from the incision to the root end filling. There is reduced incidence of post operative symptoms when microscope is used during endodontic surgery. This article describes the various differences between the traditional and microsurgical techniques.

Keywords

Endodontic microsurgery, Anesthesia, Root end resection, Flap