NON-SURGICAL ENDODONTIC TREATMENTS OF TEETH ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE PERIAPICAL LESIONS

The aim of this paper is to present the non-surgical management of three cases with large periapical lesions. the first case was a mandibular left canine with periapical lesion of endodontic origin in a 29 year-old female patient with extra oral fistula, in the second case a maxillary left central incisor was affected in a 23 year-old female patient and the third case was a maxillary right central incisor in a 21 yearold female patient. the root canals were prepared and filled with calcium hydroxide as an intra-canal medicament. clinical evaluation was performed after seven days. after the first week, root canal obturations were performed with gutta–percha and sealapex sealer. the clinical and radiographic examination after 1 year revealed complete repair. these case reports showed that root canal treatment succeed in the healing of large periapical lesions.