A Case Report on an Insurmountable Endodontic Problem: Internal Resorption

Swapnil Pawar; Prasad Patil; Tarun Kumar Singh; Swapnali Shinde; Mahesh Ghadage; Dipooja Patil

doi:10.7759/cureus.25126

A Case Report on an Insurmountable Endodontic Problem: Internal Resorption

Cureus. 2022 May 18;14(5):e25126. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25126. eCollection 2022 May.

Authors

Swapnil Pawar¹, Prasad Patil², Tarun Kumar Singh³, Swapnali Shinde⁴, Mahesh Ghadage⁵, Dipooja Patil⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endodontics, Yogita Dental College, Khed, IND.
² Department of Endodontics, Al Ameen Dental College, Bijapur, IND.
³ Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, IND.
⁴ Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Child Dental Home, Mumbai, IND.
⁵ Department of Prosthodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, IND.
⁶ Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, IND.

Abstract

Endodontists have a major problem when dealing with perforating internal resorption, which is an uncommon condition in permanent teeth. Success in treating a resorbed root can only be achieved if the root is properly diagnosed, removed, and treated. Cone-beam computed tomography was used to locate the resorptive lesion and assess its severity (CBCT). A maxillary canine with significant root perforation owing to internal resorption was successfully surgically treated in this case report.

Keywords: biodentine; cbct; endodontics; internal resorption; regeneration.

Publication types

Case Reports