Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is a valuable tool in endodontic diagnosis. The following case illustrates how CBCT provides added diagnostic information not available through traditional 2D imaging. This patient…
I work with some great oral surgeons & periodontists. I was recently asked to evaluate tooth #31 by my periodontist colleague. This patient had been referred to him for extraction…
ealing with cracked teeth can be very challenging. In the first place, there is a lot of confusion about what we are calling a cracked tooth. Craze lines, fractured cusps,…
excited to introduce cone beam technology (CBCT) into their practice of endodontics. The decision to incorporate this technology has come after a extended review of the technology, research and clinical…
In previous posts regarding pulpal regeneration, we have shown not only apical closure, but some dentinal bridging coronal to the apex. While difficult to believe, we have also seen teeth…
Devoted readers and astute clinicians know of the importance of the isthmus. I found this definition for isthmus online on dictionary.com: a connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, especially…
At a recent local implant seminar, the clinician speaker, a representative of a leading implant manufacturer, reportedly told the audience that endodontic retreatment had a success rate of 46% in…
In case you are a new reader, it merits repeating that the dental operating microscope is the most valuable tool available for providing endodontic care. The light and magnification provided…
Occasionally, we see cases that have had previous treatment, retreatment, and apicoectomy, often times many decades ago, and now require intervention. The prognosis on these cases is often guarded at…
Stan, a recent reader of the blog, commented, “I’m 66 and have an abscessed pre-molar that had rct and a cap 25 years ago. Went to my dentist (who does…
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