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Common Complications of Endodontic Treatment and Successful Management Approaches: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 22, 2025

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Rakan Saud Aloqaili, Aljawharah Abdullah Alrouqi, Hatim Helal Alharthi, Sadeen Hassen Alghamdi, Anass Khalid Alsarah, Ablah Nawaf Aljazi, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alqurashi and Abeer Abdulrahman Alnafea

Abstract

Background: Endodontic treatment is a cornerstone of modern dental practice with high reported success rates; however, procedural and postoperative complications remain clinically relevant.

Objective: To systematically review common complications of endodontic treatment and evaluate successful management approaches.

Methods: A systematic search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar (2000–2025) was conducted following PRISMA 2020.

Results: Instrument separation, canal transportation, ledge formation, perforations, postoperative pain, and flare-ups were the most frequent complications. Magnification, CBCT imaging, ultrasonic techniques, and bioceramic materials improved management outcomes.

Conclusion: Evidence-based management significantly enhances prognosis and treatment success.

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Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty