Effect of Targeted Endodontic Microsurgery on Quality of Life and Healing on Mandibular Molars : a Randomized Controlled Trial
Targeted endodontic microsurgery represents precise and advanced approach to resolving persisting chronic periapical periodontitis after non- surgical root canal treatment. This specialised procedure involves accessing the root tip of the tooth under high magnification using dental operating microscopes and employing microsurgical instruments to remove infected or inflamed tissue, as well as any pathological lesions present in the periapical region. Targeted Endodontic Microsurgery is useful for osteotomy and root- end resection when exacting control of depth, diameter, and angulation of osteotomy and root end resection is necessary. Using a CBCT(cone beam computed tomography) designed 3D - printed surgical guideis a more accurate method for access to the apical portion of the root during surgical endodontics compared with a freehand CBCT - approximated conventional method. These guided have the potential to increase accuracy and precision and to reduce intraoperative time as well as postoperative complications. Additionally, it provides a viable treatment option for patients who may not be candidates for traditional root canal therapy or retreatment due to anatomical complexities or previous treatment failures.
• Patients between 18-55 years of age
• No general medical contraindications for oral surgical procedures (ASA-1 according to the classification of the American Society of Anesthesiologists)
• ASA 1- A normal healthy patient. Example: Fit, non-obese (BMI under 30), a nonsmoking patient with good exercise tolerance.
• Tooth with a peri-radicular lesion of strictly endodontic origin (Symptomatic and Asymptomatic apical periodontitis) with the size of lesion 5mm≤10mm and intact cortical bony plate in CBCT
• Tooth with non-surgical retreatment unfeasible or previously failed (post, anatomy, or iatrogenic complications like irrepairable ledges, separated instruments and apical transportation) Tooth with adequate final restoration without clinical evidence of coronal leakage but with persisting periodontal lesion.
• No spontaneous pain or swelling
• Periodontically healthy teeth at tooth level.