Periapical Surgery
Some patients present with lesions to the upper and lower jaw around one or more of the roots that may grow, destroying the bone that supports the tooth causing pain and inflammation.
These lesions of a small size, usually less than 1 cm, are treated first by a dentist with a nerve treatment. The nerve treatment generally solves the problem, although not in all the cases.
When the nerve treatment does not resolve the lesion, it could indicate the need for repetition of the treatment. If this does not control the evolution of the lesion, it could mean a periapical surgery.
The periapical surgery consists of surgical removal of the lesion found at the end of the tooth’s root, together with the removal of the tip of the root (usually 3 mm). Normally it is accompanied with the realization of a small preparation of the sectioned root and a final filling or special cement.
