Microscopic Endodontics
Dental Procedures
estimated about CNY 2500-6500
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Description
A specialized dental procedure using an operating microscope to enhance visualization and precision during root canal treatment, improving diagnosis, cleaning, shaping, and filling of root canals.
Main Uses
Primary clinical uses include enhanced visualization for locating calcified or accessory canals, identifying root fractures and isthmuses, performing precise apical surgery (apicoectomy), removing separated instruments or posts, treating complex anatomy (e.g., C-shaped canals, dens invaginatus), and improving cleaning, shaping, and obturation accuracy in retreatment cases. It is indicated for challenging cases where conventional endodontics fails or carries high risk of failure.
Normal Range
Not applicable — dental operating microscope-assisted root canal treatment is a procedural technique, not a quantitative diagnostic test with numerical values or reference ranges. It involves visual magnification (typically 4×–25×) and illumination to enhance visualization of root canal anatomy, but no laboratory-derived 'normal range' exists.
Low Values - Possible Causes
N/A — This procedure does not produce numeric 'low values'. However, suboptimal outcomes (e.g., missed canals, incomplete debridement) may result from inadequate magnification, poor lighting, operator inexperience, insufficient training in micro-endodontics, or equipment malfunction.
High Values - Possible Causes
N/A — No 'high values' are associated with this technique. Potential complications or over-intervention (e.g., ledges, perforations, excessive dentin removal) may arise from excessive magnification without proper depth perception, over-reliance on vision without tactile feedback, aggressive instrumentation under high magnification, or misinterpretation of anatomical landmarks.
estimated about CNY 2500-6500