Endodontic Surgery

In some cases, endodontic surgery may be necessary. This type of treatment is also called an apicoectomy. Instead of treating the tooth from the top of the crown, it is treated from the root end. To access the root, we first need to make a small incision in your gums and clear away any infected tissue surrounding it. After the infected tissue is removed, we also remove the very tip of the tooth root and place a small filling to seal the canal. Finally, the incision is closed with a few small sutures. Endodontic surgery is typically performed when inflammation and infections persist near the root end of a tooth, even after a root canal, or root canal retreatment, has been performed. Like root canals, the goal of endodontic surgery is to preserve the affected tooth.