Endodontic procedures

Obstruction of a resorption defect or perforation

Last Updated: December 12

Written By Dr. Yoana Yonkova

Lecturer in Updent.

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Dental codes from the same category:

97411-00Direct pulp capping
97414-00Pulpotomy
97415-01Pulpectomy
97415-00Mechanical and chemical treatment of root canal(s)
97417-00Filling of root canal(s)
97420-00Examination of root canal(s). Assessment of treatment options.
97421-00Resorbable filling of a root canal, a temporary tooth
97421-01Resorbable filling of a root canal, a permanent tooth
97423-00Treatment of pulpitis or periodontitis of a temporary tooth
97423-01Treatment of pulpitis or periodontitis of a permanent tooth
97423-02Treatment of pulpitis or periodontitis of a temporary tooth with anesthesia
97423-03Treatment of pulpitis or periodontitis of a permanent tooth with anesthesia
97445-00Treatment or passage of a calcified root canal, a difficult-to-pass root canal, a canal with a threshold or other obstacles
97451-00Removal of a root filling from a canal(s)
97452-00Removal of a cemented or fractured post from a root canal. Removal of a post crown
97453-00Removal or bypass of a fractured endodontic instrument
97455-00Irrigation and/or intracanal medication of a root canal(s)
97458-00Temporary therapeutic root filling of a temporary or permanent tooth
97457-00Obstruction of a resorption defect or perforation
97459-00Treatment of a tooth with incomplete root development
97460-00Endodontic treatment of a temporary or permanent tooth
97461-00Devitalization of a tooth and endodontic treatment for the purposes of prosthetic, surgical, orthodontic or other treatment
97911-04Other emergency, urgent or palliative procedures

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