title: Surgical removal of fractured endodontic instrument in the periapex of mandibular first molar.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to present the surgical removal of a broken endodontic file from the periapical region of the distal root of a mandibular first molar. The methods of diagnosis and measurement of the distance of the instrument to the adjacent vital structures in the periapical region was done with simple means and in an economical manner.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MGM Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gandevivala
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Terna Dental College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Bandish
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Terna Dental College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poplai
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Rangoonwala Dental College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Aliya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sayed
keywords: Fractured endodontic instrument; mandibular first molar; periapical surgery