title: Follow-up study of apicectomised anterior teeth.
abstract: A retrospective study was carried out on anterior teeth which had undergone apicectomy between 1995 and 1997. More maxillary teeth were treated (94.7%) than mandibular teeth (5.3%). Radicular cyst was the most frequently diagnosed reason for the treatment (47.3%), followed by chronic apical infection/granuloma (44.0%). The overall success rate was 71.9%, while treatment outcome was doubtful in 14.0% of the apicectomised teeth. The presence of pre- or postoperative signs and symptoms did not have any statistically significant effect on the treatment outcome. A higher percentage of roots with retrograde amalgam fillings healed successfully than roots with orthograde fillings, but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). More lesions classified histopathologically as radicular cysts healed successfully than those classified as granulomas (Fisher exact test, 2-tailed P value = 1.0).
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-lfe, Osun State, Nigeria. aoginni@oauife.edu.ng
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Oginni
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Olusile
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003481:Cuspid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000601:surgery; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000601:surgery; D012184:Retrograde Obturation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome