title: Healing of a cyst-like lesion involving an implant with nonsurgical management.
abstract: Numerous reports primarily in the implant literature outline the loss of an implant claimed to be as a consequence of endodontic pathosis from an adjacent tooth. This case report outlines the resolution of a large cyst-like periapical lesion that resolved with nonsurgical management when the canal was dressed with calcium hydroxide on 4 occasions because of persistent intracanal exudate. A favorable healing outcome was achieved for the affected tooth and the implant. This report adds to a growing body of evidence to suggest that implant retained crowns are not vulnerable when an endodontic infection occurs in an adjacent tooth.
authors: University of Queensland Oral Health Centre, Herston, Australia. Electronic address: w.kahler@uq.edu.au.
authors: Bill
authors: B
authors: Kahler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003442:Crowns; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000628:therapy*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide
keywords: Calcium hydroxide; cyst-like lesion; endodontic pathosis; implant; nonsurgical root canal treatment