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Treatment of teeth with apical lesions

What should we pay particular attention to when treating root canals in teeth with apical lesions?

Translated version of the Turkish original

When there is a lesion, consider that the bacterial load may be higher. You can perform more effective irrigation and, if possible, place calcium hydroxide in the canal and choose two visits. In these cases I prefer to enlarge the apical area to larger diameters for better healing. For this I prefer the specially designed Super System larger file system, which permits enlargement to larger apical diameters without excessive coronal tooth loss.

Author of the original answer: Doç. Dr. İsmail Davut Çapar

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