Huge periapical lesion noted. A thin, short (mesial) and long (distal) obturation.
DX: Prior RCT w/ Chronic Apical Abscess
Retreatment completed.
4 month initial healing seen.
2 yr recall shows fantastic healing. This tooth could easily have been condemned and extracted initially. Proper diagnosis, and ability to improve the cleaning, shaping and obturation allowed this tooth to be saved. Endodontists are specialists in saving teeth.