title: Preventing root tip loss in the maxillary sinus during endodontic surgery.
abstract: Exclusion of infected root tips, dentinal debris, and inflammatory tissue from the maxillary sinus during endodontic surgery is imperative. A simple technique for preventing accidental root tip intrusion into the maxillary sinus using a 6-0 suture and needle and a hole prepared in the root tip with a #2 round bur prior to apicoectomy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Loma Linda University, California, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Jerome
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003755:Dental High-Speed Technique / Q000009:adverse effects; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D014092:Tooth Root