Retrograde removal of fractured endodontic instruments
Yeo, J.F.; Loh, F.C.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 18(5): 594-598
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-4602 PMID: 2619249 Document Number: 342083
During root canal therapy, accidental fracture of endodontic instruments may occur. While in the majority of such cases the fragment concerned can be retrieved non-surgically, there are some occasions that surgical intervention is needed in order to remove the broken tip lodged within the root canal. In this paper the authors would like to suggest a management approach to this uncommon and extremely unpleasant complication in dental practice.