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Case Reports
. 2024 Mar 1;12(3):e8553.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8553. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Maxillary root amputation: Case report with a 14-year-follow-up and updated mini review

Sumaiah A Ajlan  1
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Maxillary root amputation: Case report with a 14-year-follow-up and updated mini review

Sumaiah A Ajlan. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Root resection is performed to create a maintainable furcation area in teeth with advanced periodontitis. However, the long-term feasibility of this treatment remains controversial. We present a case in which distal root resection in a maxillary molar successfully preserved the form and function of the dentition for approximately 14 years.

Keywords: furcation defect; long‐term; molar teeth; periodontitis; prognosis.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Pre‐treatment photos showing #16. (A) Frontal view, (B) lateral view, (C) Occlusal view, (D) Periapical radiograph, and (E) bitewing radiographs.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Surgical root amputation. (A): Flap reflection, (B) Distal root amputation, (C) the resected Root (D) 1‐week follow up after suture removal, and (E) 3‐months follow‐up.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Follow‐up of the procedure after (A) 1‐year clinical view, (B) 1‐year Radiographs, (C) 6‐years clinical view, and (D) 10‐years bitewing radiograph.
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 4
(A) 14 years clinical view, (B) 14 years bitewing radiograph, and (C) 14 years Cone beam computed tomography for the indicated tooth.
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