Resumo

SETTE-DIAS, Augusto César; MALTOS, Kátia Lucy de Melo  e  AGUIAR, Evandro Guimarães de. Trans-surgical endodontic treatment: an option for special cases. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2010, vol.10, n.2, pp. 49-53. ISSN 1808-5210.

Endodontic surgery is indicated when perforations, broken instruments, calcifications and anatomical abnormalities are responsible for the failure of conventional endodontic treatment. Among the surgical modalities the obturation of the root canal concomitantly with the surgical procedure is indicated when it is not possible to contain the persistent exsudate by means of intracanal medication and systemic medication. The purpose of this paper is to describe the surgical technique used and to present three clinical cases of apicectomy with trans-surgical endodontic treatment, discussing its indications in modern clinical dentistry.

Palavras-chave : Root Canal Obturation; Apicoectomy; Dental Pulp.