Apicoectomy

Root canal therapy is often enough to treat infection in the inner tooth successfully. If pain or inflammation return, however, these symptoms can indicate a new or recurring infection. In such cases, an apicoectomy is a common surgical procedure used to save the tooth and restore the health of the surrounding bone and gum tissue.

Every tooth contains pulp tissue, both inside the crown above the gum line and in the canals within the roots. These canals are small tunnels which travel from the pulp chamber in the crown to the tip of each root.