Endodontics

Current concepts in restoring endodontically treated teeth

The challenges in treating ETT are multifaceted, often arising from structural compromises owing to extensive caries, previous restorations, and necessary removal of tooth structure during treatment....

Management of Persistently Symptomatic Teeth in Primary Root Canal Treatment: Advice on Maximizing Successful Outcomes

Understanding the aetiology of endodontic disease allows us to appreciate the aims of root canal treatment. Kakehashi et al undertook an experimental study, concluding that apical periodontitis did...

Visual Confirmation of Cracks and Long-term Outcome: A Case Study

Each patient was presented with a provisional diagnosis of a cracked tooth (see Figures 1–5) and was keen to investigate the prognosis further before choosing between treating the tooth with root...

Navigating the Digital Frontier: Transforming Endodontic Diagnosis through Digitization. Part 2

By incorporating advanced digital techniques along with continual research and technological progress, there is a potential to enhance and improve the diagnosis and treatment planning in endodontic...

Navigating the digital frontier: transforming endodontic diagnosis through digitization. Part 1

Digital dentistry advances may help endodontists to diagnose the pathology, calibrate the size of the lesions accurately, help visualize and approach the lesion better by improving the ease of...

Endodontics: The Sequel or the Surgical

Root canal treatment is highly successful for managing peri-radicular pathologies related to an infected root canal system, with up to 96% of cases resolved with primary, non-surgical root canal...

Modified Apexification Procedures in Immature Necrotic Permanent Teeth: A Case Report

A 13-year-old boy reported to the clinic with a chief complaint of fractured maxillary anterior teeth. His medical and family history was non-contributory. Extra-oral findings were unremarkable....

Theoretical considerations for root canal re-treatment


Figures 1–5 are examples of different clinical circumstances that were considered for root canal re-treatment. These patients were keen to treat the tooth infection and avoid extraction..

Re-endodontic Treatment. Part 2: How?

Where a decision is made to undertake non-surgical re-treatment, additional assessment is required. Case selection is essential to providing predictable treatment and obtaining informed consent, with...

Root canal re-treatment. Part 1: why and when?

There may several reasons for failure, which can be categorized as technical (procedural) errors, biological factors or others..

Iatrogenic perforation management using calcium silicate cement: a case report

A 25-year-old female was referred to the clinic with the complaint of persistent pain in the right mandibular vestibule region. The patient's medical history revealed no significant findings..

The use of cone beam computed tomography in endodontic re-treatment

The following patient was referred for an assessment of the restorability and suitability of the tooth for endodontic re-treatment. A medically fit and well female patient, aged 51 years, was referred...

Endodontic Update: 50 years of progress

The use of X-ray radiation to make images has been used in dentistry since 1896, and in endodontics since 1899. Its main uses have been as follows:
In the diagnosis of peri-radicular disease often...

A case of dens invaginatus associated with unusual crown morphology

An 18-year-old fit and well male presented to an orthodontic specialist practice 3 years following completion of his orthodontic treatment. He complained of swelling associated with his maxillary left...

Assessing inferior dental nerve injury risk in orthograde root canal treatment

The literature contains significant references to persistent altered inferior dental nerve sensation resulting from the administration of local anaesthesia, particularly by IDN block techniques.5,6...