Atypical facial pain related to apical fenestration and overfilling

Pasqualini D, Scotti N, Ambrogio P, Alovisi M, Berutti E. Atypical facial pain related to apical fenestration and overfilling. International Endodontic JournalAbstractAim? To report a case of apical fenestration and overfilling in which unusual pain characteristics made differential diagnosis challenging.Summary? A 32?year?old woman with diffuse, spontaneous, moderate pain in the maxillary left posterior sector, exacerbated by masticatory and facial muscle movement, with intense sporadic electric?shooting pain, underwent clinical examination and 3D cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Apical fenestration with protrusion of the mesial root of tooth 26 beyond the buccal cortical plate, extrusion of canal filling material into the soft tissues and a periosteal reaction were detecte…
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