Best in Bone 2025! (endodontic follow-up)

teeth #31 and #32 undergoing endodontic treatment
teeth #31 and #32 undergoing endodontic treatment © Ho Dental Office
and now to present the 2025 recipient of the Best in Bone Dr. Bacho Memorial Award

short case summary:

  • Dec 2017-Jan 2018 - patient initially came for endodontic treatment of tooth #31 (lower left central incisor)
  • some time during/after orthodontic treatment, a fistula was discovered around the area, tooth sensitivity testing was done to further identify possible culprit tooth
fistula outside tooth 41
fistula outside tooth 41
cold sensitivity testing results
  • a CBCT (CT-Scan) was also taken on that area
tooth #31 CBCT
tooth #31 CBCT
tooth #32 CBCT
tooth #32 CBCT
  • Aug 2024 - Sept 2024 - endodontic treatment done on tooth #32 (most likely culprit tooth based on cold sensitivity testing)
  • June 2025 - patient came in for routine prophylaxis, follow up x-rays taken, evidence of good bone healing seen in x-ray
tooth #32 6-2025 after endodontic treatment
tooth #32 8-2024 before endodontic treatment
tooth #32 8-2024 before endodontic treatment

Thank you for reading!

 

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