Abstract

SURVEY OF THE TOOTH THAT CAN BE TREATED WITH ROOT CANAL TREATMENT, BUT ENDS UP WITH EXTRATION IN JIZAN, SAUDI ARABIA

Dr. Salma Menagi Abdu Swaid, Dr. Bayan Jebril Hussain Zurbtan and Dr. Fatima Sultana

Abstract

Cross-sectional studies have shown that by the age of 50, 1 in 2 individuals have had at least one tooth affected by apical periodontitis (AP). This highly prevalent disease comprises a host defense response to a microbial challenge originating from the root canal system, resulting in inflammation and destruction of peri-apical tissues. AP, once diagnosed, can be treated by way of endodontic treatment (also known as root canal treatment, RCT) or by extraction of the affected tooth.[1] In case of the latter treatment, the space can then remain edentulous, or it can be restored with a prosthetic device, either a removable partial denture (RPD), fixed partial denture (FPD, also known as a bridge), or an implant-supported crown (ISC, also known as a single tooth or dental implant).

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