title: Root resection: a viable treatment modality for the general dentist.
abstract: Root resection is a successful modality that is available to the general practitioner if some basic considerations are followed throughout the procedure. A step-by-step outline of each of these necessary considerations is presented, enabling a more predictable result for the patient when followed by the practitioner. By carefully following basic principles that begin with diagnosis and end with the final restoration, some of the problems that have made this procedure an unpredictable treatment for the general practitioner can be minimized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Dentistry, University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gartrell
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000601:surgery*; D011176:Post and Core Technique