The Association between Traumatic Occlusion and Failure in Healing of Periapical Lesion: A Case Report

The success of root canal treated teeth with periapical lesions was addressed in several studies. However, in some cases, such as traumatic occlusion, these lesions may remain stable. On the other hand, the effect of traumatic occlusion in development of pulp and periapical diseases is not known thoroughly.
Case Report: The article reports the remaining of periapical lesion after appropriate endodontic treatment and surgery in a 17-year-old patient. However, the patient symptoms improved after removal of premature contacts and periapical lesion healed.
Elimination of premature contacts during treatment can be one of the influential factors in treatment outcomes.