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01-09-2019 | Er,Cr:YSGG Laser | Short Report
The 2780-nm Er,Cr:YSGG laser in endodontic treatment of teeth with iatrogenic root perforations: technique description and case series
Authors:
Miguel R. Martins, Darya Alhaidary, Rene Franzen, Frederick Depraet, Norbert Gutknecht
Published in:
Lasers in Dental Science
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Issue 3/2019
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Excerpt
A perforation consists of a communication between the periodontium and the root canal space. This may result from caries or resorptive defects but most commonly occur iatrogenically. Fuss et al. reported that 10% of failed endodontic cases are due to perforations occurring during root canal therapy [
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