A root canal is a treatment performed when a tooth is severely infected. During this procedure, your endodontist will remove the infected tooth pulp and nerves, clean it out, and then fill it and seal it. Though root canals have more than a 95% success rate and failures are rare, they can still happen. The realization that the treatment was unsuccessful can be hard to deal with since you now have to face the possibility of losing the treated tooth. Luckily, a procedure called an apicoectomy can help. Read on to learn what an apicoectomy is, how it can help, and what to expect during the recovery process.
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