Resection
Tooth resection is an operation in which certain parts of the tooth are removed.
Root resection is always considered if comprehensive root treatment is not possible or no healing process has taken place after several attempts. It is usually the last attempt to preserve the tooth. This saves a large part of the root mass so that the tooth does not die and has to be extracted.
Our oral surgeon resects the damaged parts of the tooth. In most cases, the operation takes place in the dental surgery department. During resection, only a part of the root is removed rather than the entire root. In most cases, this is the tip of the root. The doctor must proceed very carefully during the so-called root tip resection and, in contrast to normal root canal treatment, expose the root through the gums and jawbone. Normally, around three millimetres of the root tip are removed.
Root tip resection can save a tooth at the last minute, so to speak, but it also has Disadvantages:
The tooth root becomes shorter as a result of the procedure, making the tooth more unstable. It is no longer suitable as a single abutment tooth for a bridge. The procedure also involves all the risks associated with surgery, such as damage to nerves, blood vessels or neighboring teeth. There is hardly any increased risk for heart patients with an apicoectomy. In the past, this was assumed to be certain and many a tooth was sacrificed for nothing. However, preventive treatment with antibiotics can certainly make sense.
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