The Root Canal Treatment, Gum Infection and Apicoectomy

When a canal filling develops a granuloma, cyst, or other infected area at the end of the root, dentists, sometimes try to save the tooth by performing an operation called apicoectomy. The area of infection seen on x-ray pictures is actually a hole in the bone of the jaw eaten away by bacteria and toxins. It contains pus, bacteria and infected tissue. The apicoectomy surgery is done using a local anesthetic. An incision is made in the gums and the dentist invades the infected area and curettes away the diseased tissue.
To be able to remove all infected tissue around the tip of the root of a tooth, it is sometimes also necessary to remove a portion of the tip of the tooth root (apex). This is done with a surgical dental drill or drilling. The term apicoectomy was adopted by the thin end of the root is so often removed during this procedure. Two or three points are used to close the wound. These areas experience swelling for two or three days but generally heal with very little discomfort. Usually new bone immediately begins to grow and fill in the jaw at the end of the root, and after six to 12 months and we can not distinguish the location of the infection sight. In other words, the appearance of the region is now normal.
At times when cysts or other infectious diseases on a large scale is, dentists are choosing to do Root canal treatment and apicoectomy in the same session. Generally, I prefer to do both procedures simultaneously because it was much easier to clean the streets of the root canal. In addition, you could spray a disinfectant through the root canal and vacuum the debris and infected material from the root end of the surgical area. E 'was also easier to get a good dense root canal filling as any overpacking can be easily removed. In my practice, I made a good number of these interventions apicoectomy and I do not remember anything that does not show complete healing at the end of the tooth root, usually one year. We had generally succeeded in surgically treated teeth. A couple of reports of ill report files enable you to see how the infection responded apicoectomy procedure.
The first is a woman who was returning from a trip to Mexico with severe diarrhea and intestinal involvement. When a leader Beverly Hills gastroenterologist was unable to cure her intestinal infection, the patient, knowing that I was doing nutritional counseling, sought my opinion. Oral examination did not show obvious pathological conditions or tooth decay, but there were many fillings present. full mouth radiographic examination described large abscess of accessory canals on both its upper lateral incisors (teeth beside the two front teeth).