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Complex cases

X-rays from Dr. Vinod's own patients. These are the kinds of problems that often lead to a tooth being removed elsewhere.

Retreatment of a failed root canal

An earlier root canal had failed. The old filling was removed, the canals cleaned again, and the tooth resealed.

Retreatment of a failed root canal, X-ray before
Before
Retreatment of a failed root canal, X-ray after
After

A canal that was missed

The first treatment had missed a canal. Under the microscope it was found, cleaned and sealed.

A canal that was missed, X-ray before
Before
A canal that was missed, X-ray canal found
Canal found
A canal that was missed, X-ray after
After

A tooth with a root fracture

Before and after treatment of a tooth with a fracture in the root.

A tooth with a root fracture, X-ray before
Before
A tooth with a root fracture, X-ray after
After

A side branch of the canal

Side branches off the main canal can hold infection. Here the branch was cleaned and sealed along with the main canal.

A side branch of the canal, X-ray before
Before
A side branch of the canal, X-ray after
After

A small extra canal in a lower molar

Some lower molars have a small extra canal between the two main ones, which is easy to miss without a microscope.

A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 1 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 2 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 3 of 14
3 of 14
A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 4 of 14
4 of 14
A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 5 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 6 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 7 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 8 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 9 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 10 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 11 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 12 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 13 of 14
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A small extra canal in a lower molar, X-ray 14 of 14
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A broken instrument inside the canal

Managing a piece of instrument that had broken inside the root canal.

A broken instrument inside the canal, X-ray 1 of 4
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A broken instrument inside the canal, X-ray 2 of 4
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A broken instrument inside the canal, X-ray 3 of 4
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A broken instrument inside the canal, X-ray 4 of 4
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An opening through the root

Treating an accidental opening through the wall of the root or the floor of the tooth.

An opening through the root, X-ray 1 of 4
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An opening through the root, X-ray 2 of 4
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An opening through the root, X-ray 3 of 4
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An opening through the root, X-ray 4 of 4
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Endodontic surgery

When the problem at the root tip could not be reached through the tooth, it was treated with a small procedure through the gum.

Endodontic surgery, X-ray 1 of 5
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Endodontic surgery, X-ray 2 of 5
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Endodontic surgery, X-ray 3 of 5
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Endodontic surgery, X-ray 4 of 5
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Endodontic surgery, X-ray 5 of 5
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