title: Root canal retreatment.
abstract: Root canal therapy is not always successful and an increasing number of patients are requesting retreatment to address intraradicular infection. The armamentarium available to assist the dentist, some of which is described in this article, has never been greater.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, UK.
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lumley
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomson
mesh_terms: D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000382:microbiology; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D019233:Retreatment / Q000379:methods; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D006171:Gutta-Percha