Muhannad Abukhairan¹ and Badruddin Ahmed Bazmi²*

¹Specialist Endodontist, Primary Healthcare Corporation, Doha, Qatar
²Specialist Paedodontist, Primary Healthcare Corporation, Doha, Qatar

*Corresponding Author: Badruddin Ahmed Bazmi, Specialist Paedodontist, Primary Healthcare Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Received: August 23, 2022; Published: September 05, 2022

Abstract

The inferior alveolar nerve can be damaged as an iatrogenic complication of endodontic treatment. Endodontic related parasthesia is a potential complication though not common. This paper presents a case of over extension of obturating material from the root canal system of tooth 47 into the inferior alveolar canal and its subsequent parasthesia of lower lip and adjacent tissues extra-orally and intra-orally in the gingiva extending anteriorly to midline and posteriorly to mental foramen. The Planned treatment was re-endodontic treatment of tooth 47 by Thermafil^R followed by bio stimulation of the soft tissues and gums with Low-level laser therapeutic treatment (LLLT). Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the degree of sensitivity. Biolase^R low level Diode 810 nm laser was used in non contact mode for 12 sessions with a gap of 10 days between each session. Sufficient result was obtained within 5-6 months of biostimulation within the parameters of laser therapy.

Keywords: Nerve Damage; Endodontic Treatment; Laser; Biostimulation

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Citation

Citation: Muhannad Abukhairan and Badruddin Ahmed Bazmi. “An Unusual Complication of Root Canal Treatment and its treatment by Laser Biostimulation”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 6.10 (2022): 02-05.

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Copyright: © 2022 Muhannad Abukhairan and Badruddin Ahmed Bazmi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.