Endodontic retreatment: explaining success rates and illustrated cases.
Endodontic retreatment is less successful than conventional root treatment. Factors governing this include difficulty in accessing the root canal system in retreatment cases, problems in negotiating a highly resistant microflora and unfavourable anatomy. However, despite these mitigating factors success is still a realistic goal in the majority of cases.
Fleming
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Dublin Dental Hospital.
Dermody
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D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries / Q000382:microbiology; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D020878:Device Removal; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D019233:Retreatment; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000209:etiology