An intricate endodontic therapy to perform in order to preserve a very painful tooth, patient was taking 3 X 200mg Ibuprofen Pills every 3 hours in order to get through the preceding night. Serous exudate accumulation resulted in mucosa swelling
This type of root canal treatment has a high level of difficulty because debridement of those ribbonlike C shape root canals is extremely painstaking to perform.
These pictures of a “C” shaped second mandibular molar from the rootcanalanatomyprojectblogspot.com have been taken by Dr Marco Versiani. They display the complex anatomy of such a root canal system. Those pictures give a better understanding on how difficult the cleaning and filling tasks of a “C” shape root canal may be.
Calcified root canals entries where located with the help of a Carl Zeiss Microscope. These where embedded in a mass of pulpstones and calcifications which had to be removed with an ultrasonic tip. Calcium Hydroxide Antibacterial gel insertion was mandatory to control infection within the root canal system. This gel has been removed in a subsequent appointment and replaced by a permanent root canal filling. Tooth corono apical build up is an amalgam Nayyar core. A permanent crown is planned.
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