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Informative Article | Dental Science | Bulgaria | Volume 6 Issue 2, February 2017

Periapical Periodontitis

Elitsa Deliverska ^[2] | Milena Petkova ^[2]

Abstract: Lesions most commonly found at the apices of non-vital teeth are the periapical granuloma and radicular cyst. The treatment and prognosis may differ according to the lesion present. Many studies to determine the diagnostic features and incidence of these lesions have failed to reach a consensus view. The aim of this review is to enlight the treatment option of periapical lesion, whether surgery or not, necessitate precise diagnosis of the lesion as being acute periapical periodontitis, chronic periodontitis (granuloma), true cyst, or pocket cyst.

Keywords: periapical inflammation, management

Edition: Volume 6 Issue 2, February 2017,

Pages: 734 - 737