Apical Actinomycosis as a Continuum of Intraradicular and Extraradicular Infection: Case Report and Critical Review on Its Involvement with Treatment Failure

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1124-1129

  Ricucci, Domenico ^a   Siqueira Jr , José F ^a  

^a Estácio de Sá University ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apical periodontitis; calcium hydroxide; endodontic treatment failure; extraradicular actinomycosis

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; RETREATMENT; TOOTH FISTULA; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

ACTINOMYCOSIS, CERVICOFACIAL; ADULT; DENTAL FISTULA; DENTAL PULP NECROSIS; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; RETREATMENT; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 49349096495     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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