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During extraction of endo treated #18 (grossly carious), the tooth fractures below gingival margin but above the furcation. What do you do?

  1. Raise a semilunar flap lingually to gain access
  2. Leave the remaining roots
  3. Use rongeur to retrieve root tips
  4. Surgically separate the roots and remove(Raise a full thickness flap)
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Correct answer: D. Surgically separate the roots and remove(Raise a full thickness flap)

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