Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Apical Periodontitis in Root-Filled Teeth

Endodontic Retreatment and Alternative Approaches

  • Book
  • © 2018

Overview

Editors:
  1. Thomas Kvist

    1. Department of Endodontology, University of Gothenburg The Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Covers all aspects of apical periodontitis in root-filled teeth

  • Describes surgical and nonsurgical methods of endodontic retreatment

  • Explains the role of alternatives to retreatment

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 159.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction

    • Thomas Kvist
    Pages 1-6

  3. Incidence, Frequency, and Prevalence

    • Fredrik Frisk
    Pages 7-19

  4. Aetiology of Persistent Endodontic Infections in Root-Filled Teeth

    • Luis E. Chávez de Paz
    Pages 21-32

  5. Consequences

    • Fredrik Frisk, Thomas Kvist
    Pages 33-42

  6. Diagnosis

    • Thomas Kvist, Peter Jonasson
    Pages 43-54

  7. Decision Making

    • Thomas Kvist
    Pages 55-71

  8. Surgical Retreatment

    • Peter Jonasson, Magnús Friðjón Ragnarsson
    Pages 73-88

  9. Non-surgical Retreatment

    • Charlotte Ulin
    Pages 89-102

  10. Prognosis

    • Thomas Kvist
    Pages 103-116

  11. Alternatives: Extraction and Tooth Replacement

    • Pernilla Holmberg
    Pages 117-132

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 133-136
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

This book is a comprehensive guide to apical periodontitis in root-filled teeth that covers not only all aspects of diagnosis and management but also epidemiology, etiology, consequences, clinical decision-making, and prognosis. There is a particular focus on the available surgical and nonsurgical methods of retreatment designed to restore healthy periapical conditions.  Alternatives to retreatment are also explored, including a conservative approach involving monitoring of the diseased tooth without intervention and the option of extraction and replacement with an implant or a fixed prosthesis.

The goal of root canal treatment is to save the natural tooth even when tissue breakdown has resulted in pathological conditions of the pulp and periradicular tissue. However, population studies reveal that complete healing is often absent in root-filled teeth, and apical periodontitis is frequently observed in conjunction with root fillings of poor technical quality. Under these

circumstances, questions arise as to how the apical periodontitis is impacting on the patient and how the condition should be tackled. Readers will find this well-illustrated book to be of great value in directing clinical practice.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Endodontology, University of Gothenburg The Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Thomas Kvist

About the editor

Thomas Kvist, DDS, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Endodontology at the Institute of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Dr. Kvist graduated in 1983 from the School of Dentistry, Göteborg in 1983 and went on to complete his Specialist Certification in Endodontics in 1994 and his doctorate in Odontology (Göteborg University) in 2001. Prior to joining the Institute of Odontology at The Sahlgrenska Academy, he was Director of Postgraduate Training in Endodontology in the Department of Endodontology, Faculty of Odontology, Public Dental Health, Gothenburg and Head of Clinic, Special Clinic for Endodontics, Public Dental Health Service, Gothenburg. Dr. Kvist has been a lecturer or instructor on numerous continuing endodontic courses and workshops and an invited speaker at numerous national and international meetings. He has served as Treasurer of the Scandinavian Society of Endodontology and Secretary of the Swedish Endodontic Society and in 2014 became a Member of the Cochrane Oral Health Group Restorative Speciality Expert Group.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Apical Periodontitis in Root-Filled Teeth

  • Book Subtitle: Endodontic Retreatment and Alternative Approaches

  • Editors: Thomas Kvist

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57250-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57248-2Published: 02 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86113-5Published: 17 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57250-5Published: 20 October 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 136

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Dentistry

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation