Radisection of multiperforated mesiobuccal root of maxillary first molar

ABSTRACT

It was common saying that "treatment of a diseased tooth is extraction of the tooth." Advancement in dental sciences, production of newer materials and use of modern technology by dental professionals has proved this saying wrong today, dentist around the world perform treatment of teeth that once would have been removed. Root resections, hemisection, root amputation and bicuspidization are all established dental procedure mentioned in the books of endodontics[1]. Radisection is a newer terminology of removal of roots of maxillary molars[2]. The root resection procedures are used to preserve as much tooth structure as possible rather than sacrificing the whole tooth[3]