Dental Surgery in an Asplenic Patient

• Main Authors: Om Nemichand Baghele (Author), Smita Umakant Malbhage (Author), Vishnudas Dwarkadas Bhandari (Author), Sharvaree Ratnakar Deshpande (Author), Saleem Khan Gaffar Khan (Author), Sunanda Gaddaley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nonsurgical endodontic treatment is a highly predictable treatment option in most cases, but surgery may be indicated for teeth with persistent periradicular pathosis unresponsive to it. The persistence of infection usually, but not always, indicates reduced immunological resistance. In such scenari...