2004/11/17 by C RUDDLE, Clifford J Ruddle · 2 citations
Dentistry · Medicine · #Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments #Pain Management and Opioid Use #Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
paper · doi:10.1097/01.don.0000145033.15701.2d
openalex publication_date 2004/11/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
With all the potential for endodontic success, the fact remains clinicians are confronted with posttreatment endodontic disease. When the elected treatment plan is endodontic nonsurgical retreatment, then the goal is to access the pulp chamber and remove materials from the root canal space and if present, address deficiencies or repair defects that are pathologic or iatrogenic in origin. This article provides a literature review with clinical recommendations for one important group of retreatment issues: the removal of posts and broken instruments.