Friday Flops #19
Channel: Jarod W. Johnson D.D.S.
Date: 2023-12-23

Friday Flops!  Sorry I'm a day late.  I had a stomach bug that ran through the house and wasn't up to posting yesterday.  Better late than never!

Tooth #J was necrotic with an acute apical abscess.  Note there is internal and external resorption due to the infection.  I ended up breaking this tooth upon extraction and had to go hunting for some root tips.  I wasn't sure if I had retrieved them all so I made a post op periapical.  Lucky for me I was able to get all the pieces out.

To avoid this spend a little more time elevating and luxating the tooth prior to putting the forceps on the tooth.  In fact sometimes you may be able to get the tooth out without forceps.  I was not patient waiting for more instruments hence I broke it.