title: Biphasic resection of a mandibular molar.
abstract: Teeth once designated obsolete for rehabilitation and deemed for extraction should be re-evaluated for salvaging two thirds or even one-third component of the individual teeth. In our part of the continent, financial restraints can effect the orthodox procedures of root amputation if the final restoration is not provided at an earlier date. This case report enlightens on a biphasic approach combining radisection and coronal resection of a tooth with an endodontic perforation, which is a procedure not normally executed for mandibular molars but was adopted after taking the socioeconomic status of the patient into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: Shahid Shujah
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Qazi
authors.forename: Manzoor Ahmed
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Manzoor
authors.forename: Hannan Humayun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arjumand
authors.forename: Rizwan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods*