A REVIEW OF ROOT RESECTIVE THERAPY AS A TREATMENT OPTION FOR MAXILLARY MOLARS

Restorative treatment planning is often confounded when periodontal at tachment loss, caries or tooth fracture involves the furcation area of the tri-rooted maxillary molars. Although such involvement invariably diminishes the long-term prognosis of the affected teeth, extraction is not always an option, Root resective therapy, which removes the inv olved root plus its associated crown portion (trisection), is one of s everal treatment modalities that can be used in such cases. This artic le reviews the indications and contraindications for root resective th erapy, describes the technique of surgical trisection and presents a c ase in which combined resective, endodontic and prosthetic management resulted in a successful outcome.