Apicoectomy

Advantages

It can be very important in preventing serious complications involving the health of your mouth and jaw.

In cases where there’s an anatomical concern with the root tip, such as one root crowding into the space of the root next to it, an apicoectomy may be helpful in preventing problems that could affect multiple teeth later on. 

A deep examination of the root apex and the environment can be performed.

An apical root canal with problems can be eliminated, while saving the tooth itself.

Disadvantages

An apicoectomy can be more invasive than a typical root canal surgery, meaning the recovery time is usually more painful in the presence of systemic diseases.

The length of the tooth root is cut.

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