Journal of PEARLDENT
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Hemisection – An endodontic surgical procedure -A case report

  • Author:
  • JMV Raghavendra Reddy1, Suresh Kumar SK2,, Benal Vijayalakshmi D.3, Hanumantha Kumar K.4, Prashanth 5
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 46 to 49

1Lecturer, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Government Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary, Karnataka-583104, India

2Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Government Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary, Karnataka-583104, India

3Assistant professor, Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Government Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary, Karnataka-583104, India

4Reader, Department of Periodontics, Government Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary, Karnataka-583104, India

5Assistant Professor, Department of Orthondontics, Government Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary, Karnataka-583104, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Suresh Kumar, S K Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics Government Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary, Karnataka-583104, India

Online published on 29 April, 2013.

Abstract

The pathological furcation involvements of a tooth lead to several problems and eventually the loss of the involved tooth was thought to be inevitable if furcation involvement happened to progress to an advanced grade II or grade III type. However, ever since the advent of the hemisection procedure it has shown to be a reliable and viable alternative to extraction. The aim of this case report describes the procedure of hemisection of mandibular molar for saving the tooth by removing the only diseased root while other roots are retained to maintain the functional dentition.

Keywords

Furcation, multirooted tooth, hemisection