Apicoectomy is removal of root apex from a tooth together with infected part of the tooth tissue. If you want to save your tooth and not have it extracted, apicoectomy is the last solution. Each front tooth has one root, while other teeth have two or more roots. Root enables entering of nerves and blood vessels into the tooth.
Apicoectomy is a safe solution, if you want to save your tooth in the last moment. Apicoectomy is conducted under local anesthesia and it is completely painless. Apicoectomy intervention starts with cutting away the gums in order to reach jaw bone. The next step is removal of the bone and accessing the tooth root.
After the access to the tooth root is enabled, the next step is removal of the infected tissue. Apicoectomy intervention has to be done very professionaly. It is not allowed to have the smallest residue of the infected tissue remained in the root because it will cause the process again. After the infected tissue is removed, the next step is shortening of the tooth root. Shortening of the tooth root is done at the angle between 0° and 45°. After the tooth root is shortened, the next step is filling in of the root canal. Filling in of root canal is done through tooth crown or the apex of shortened tooth root. After the process of filling in the root canal is completed, the next step is checking whether everything is perfectly cleaned. If it is, the next step is sewing of mucous membrane.
It is possible, after the effect of anesthesia is lost, following the intervention, that the strong pain start. Your dentist will give you an advice which painkiller to take. In case of swelling, it is recommended to apply cold pads. Team od oral surgeons in Dental clinic Dr Lopičić will safely and professionaly conduct apicoectomy intervention on your tooth. Kind staff from our Dental clinic dr Lopičić from Podgorica will give you information about the price of apicoectomy intervention.
