Resection

In case of a radioectomy all inflammatory tissue along with the apex lying therein is removed so that a healing without inflammation of the surrounding tissue is possible.

In which cases is a radioectomy necessary?

If a radicular cyst has developed around the concerned tooth, a healing of that tooth can only be expected when this tissue is removed surgically. In case of root treaments it is very important that the root canal is filled up to the the apex to prevent further inflammations. Unfortunately this is not always possible perfectly: if the root is heavily bended or arborizes intensly in the last third; in these cases no perfect filling of the root can be made, then we often remove the part of the root which cannot be fairly filled to prevent further inflammations.

Procedure:

At first a proper filling of the root is made at the concerned tooth, which often happens directly before the procedure itself. The little OP is realised with a local anaesthesia. The anaesthesia used by us provides a totally pain-free intervention. A small cut is made over the concerned apex at the mucosa. Like this the bone is reached which lies above the dental root. This one we remove with special rotating instruments. Now we see the inflamed tissue and the apex. This tissue is cleaned out and the dental root is split off and removed. The originated wound is sewed up and these stitches are removed after 7 days and a monitoring x-ray is made.