Parendodontic Surgery: a literature review

Abstract

Endodontic treatment, commonly performed in dentistry, involves procedures such as coronal opening, modeling, cleaning, disinfection, and three-dimensional sealing. Despite having a failure rate of around 4%, portraits can be carried out by qualified dental surgeons. When retreatment is not indicated, endodontic surgery, including curettage, apicoectomy and retrofilling of the canal system, appears as an effective alternative to maintain dental function and oral aesthetics in the mouth, before considering extraction. The present work seeks to review the literature regarding paraendodontic surgery. The works were selected on the Scielo, PubMed, Google Scholar and VHL platforms, published in the last 5 years in Portuguese and English. It was concluded that endodontic surgery is an effective alternative in cases of unsuccessful endodontic treatment and should be considered and indicated appropriately.