Root perforations: a review of diagnosis, prognosis and materials

• Main Authors: Carlos Estrela (Author), Daniel de Almeida Decurcio (Author), Giampiero Rossi-Fedele (Author), Julio Almeida Silva (Author), Orlando Aguirre Guedes (Author), Álvaro Henrique Borges (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Root perforation results in the communication between root canal walls and periodontal space (external tooth surface). It is commonly caused by an operative procedural accident or pathological alteration (such as extensive dental caries, and external or internal inflammatory root resorptio...