title: Contemporary endodontic surgery.
abstract: During the past decade, endodontics has seen a dramatic shift in the application of periradicular surgery and the role it plays in endodontic treatment. With the introduction of enhanced magnification, periradicular ultrasonics and other associative technologies, teeth that might otherwise be extracted now have a chance for retention. This article describes the role of these advances in contemporary endodontic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rubinstein
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torabinejad
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D012184:Retrograde Obturation; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000601:surgery; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials