title: Endoscopic periradicular surgery: a prospective clinical study.
abstract: We did apicectomies of 30 teeth with periradicular lesions in 23 patients, using a 3 mm endoscope. Two patients failed to attend for postoperative assessment and of the remaining 21 patients who had 28 teeth treated the operation was judged after 1 year to be a success in 26 (93%).
authors.affiliation: Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Department of Odontology, University of Milan, Via R. Galeazzi 4, 20161 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taschieri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Fabbro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Testori
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weinstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001047:Apicoectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011176:Post and Core Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D012184:Retrograde Obturation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome