Endodontics
Removal of gutta-percha and root canal sealer: a literature review and an audit comparing current practice in dental schools
M-L GoodThe aim of endodontic treatment, or retreatment, is to reduce the microbial load within the root canal system sufficiently to enable the host response to favour periapical healing.1 According to...
Endodontic ‘solutions’ part 2: an audit comparing current practice in belfast with uk and republic of ireland dental schools
M-L GoodData collection forms were e-mailed to Restorative Specialist Registrars from all 16 dental schools across the UK and Republic of Ireland asking for details of the institution's treatment regimes...
Endodontic ‘solutions’ part 1: a literature review on the use of endodontic lubricants, irrigants and medicaments
M-L GoodMore recently, studies are being undertaken on lowering the pH of NaOCl in order to improve its properties.84 This can be accomplished by the addition of chemicals such as etidronic acid...
Indications for surgical endodontics and findings of an audit into referrals
Zaid AliPeri-radicular surgery is indicated in situations when repeat orthograde endodontic treatment is not possible or may put a tooth at risk of irreparable damage. In 2001, The Royal College of Surgeons...
‘Simultaneous technique’ and a hybrid microseal/pacmac obturation
Vito Antonio MalagninoThe files were operated at 250 rpm..
Management of open apex in a central incisor using mineral trioxide aggregate
Jason J WarnerA 16-year-old Caucasian male, was referred by his General Dental Practitioner, after presenting with an acute apical abscess associated with his UL1. He had suffered trauma to his upper anterior teeth...