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- Furusawa M
- Hayakawa H
- Ida A
- Ichinohe T
- MESH
- Apicoectomy
- Diagnostic Errors
- Female
- Humans
- Incisor
- Middle Aged
- Periapical Periodontitis
- Root Canal Therapy
- Tooth Apex
Abstract
We report a case of apical fenestration misdiagnosed as persistent apical periodontitis. The patient was a 55-year-old woman who presented with persistent tooth pain at the right maxillary canine, despite repeated root canal treatment by a general practitioner. When the patient visited Tokyo Dental College Suidobashi Hospital, a CT examination was performed and apical fenestration diagnosed. The patient received an apicoectomy after which the symptoms disappeared. This suggests that dentists should consider the possibility of apical fenestration when examining patients with persistent tooth pain after repeated root canal treatment.
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Authors
Furusawa M, Hayakawa H, Ida A, Ichinohe T
Institution
Department of Clinical Oral Health Science, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan. mfurusaw@tdc.ac.jp
Source
The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College 53:1 2012 pg 23-6MeSH
ApicoectomyDiagnostic Errors
Female
Humans
Incisor
Middle Aged
Periapical Periodontitis
Root Canal Therapy
Tooth Apex
Pub Type(s)
Case ReportsJournal Article
Language
eng
PubMed ID
22452888