title: Assessing root canal fillings on a radiograph--an overview.
abstract: This article will discuss why a root filling that appears satisfactory on a radiograph may fail, and why one which appears unsatisfactory on a radiograph may succeed. In doing so, this article will also discuss the criteria of endodontic success and failure and its implications on the decision to retreat.
authors.affiliation: Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hansrani
mesh_terms: D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D058250:Dental Restoration Repair / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials