Define the Healing Process - Root Canal Treatment

The course of healing varies and depends on:

1)  Initial size of the lesion: It takes longer for larger periradicular lesions to heal compared to smaller lesions.

2)  Age of the patient. : Young patients healed more fasters than older

3)  Immunologic status of the patient: ex. Diabetic patient, compromised patients and patients on chemotherapy

4)  Quality of root canal filling: length and weight of obturation ( apical termination, weight of  obturation and coronal seal )

Overfilled is worse than under filled.