Management of Endodontic-Periodontic Lesion: A Systematic Review

Majed Saeed Alqahtani, Abdulla Salim Alshehry, Saad Abdullah Alahmari, Abeer Ali Alghothimy, Amin Abusallamah, Hattan Saud Katib, Abdulrahman Ali Abdali, Jamal Majed Abualtaher

Abstract: Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to understand the management of endodontic?periodontic lesion. Methods: PubMed and Wiley online searches were conducted to identify articles published in dental journals till April 2018. Manual searches of published articles and related reviews were performed afterwards. Result: A total 16 articles were selected with 22 patients as subjects. All studies shown improvement in probing depth (PD) after treatment or healing of the lesion. All studies included treatment using root canal treatment (RCT) alone or RCT combination with bone graft or RCT with platelet rich fibrin (PRF). Conclusion: Treatment using root canal treatment (RCT) combined with bone graft was widely used than the other treatment option in endo-perio lesion.

Keywords: Bone grafting, Endodontic?periodontic lesion, Endodontic treatment, Periodontitis