##  [Apical Surgery](/apical-surgery) 

  ##  [Apical Surgery](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/apical-surgery-0) 

  

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Definition

A surgical procedure that resects the apical portion of a tooth root, removes periapical pathological tissue, and prepares and seals the root end (retrograde filling) to eliminate persistent periapical disease when orthograde treatment is impossible, impractical, or has failed.