[Evaluation of dental operating microscope and ultrasonic technique in root canal retreatment].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the use of dental operating microscope with ultrasonic instruments in root canal retreatment.


METHODS
164 root canals in 124 teeth of 111 patients who need root canal retreatment were treated under dental operating microscope (DOM) with ultrasonic instruments, then the success rates were calculated.


RESULTS
Both 136 root canals with a success rate of 82.93% from 164 root canals and 103 teeth with a success rate of 83.06% from 124 teeth were managed successfully. The each category of the retreated teeth was 85.29% for calcified canals, 83.33% for canal subjected to resinifying therapy, 86.67% for misunderstood root canals, 100% for canals blocked by post, and 66.67% for both root canals blocked by instrument fragments and ledged.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of microscope and ultrasonic instruments was proved to be an effective way in the root canal retreatment.
Tian
Hui-ying
HY
Dept. of Stomatology, Sino-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China.
Feng
Chao
C
Zhao
Jing
J
Liu
Li
L
D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D019233:Retreatment; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014465:Ultrasonics