Apicectomy is the surgical amputation of the tooth root. This programme first explains the theory of apicectomy.

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Apicectomy is the surgical amputation of the tooth root.

This programme first explains the theory of apicectomy: the aims of apicectomy the principal indications for the operation the instruments used the assessment of teeth for subsequent restoration The viewer then sees the surgical application of apicectomy and retrograde root filling, with final suturing, performed on an upper right incisor.

Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students. 1982, 34 mins.