Endodontic Retreatment – Another Tooth Saved!
Jeff DX: Prior RCT w/ Chronic Apical Abscess Huge periapical lesion noted. A thin, short (mesial) and long (distal) obturation. Retreatment completed. 4 month initial healing seen. 2 yr recall shows…
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3D Evaluation of Root Canal Morphology (Cone Beam Computed Tomography)
At Superstition Springs Endodontics, the use of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a valuable tool in endodontic diagnosis and treatment. This technology is used on a case by case…
To Scan or Not to Scan?
This patient had RCT #2 done about 8 yrs ago in the military. She is reporting pain of several days duration. Today it is percussion sensitive, normal perio probings, no…
Evaluation of #2 for Retreatment, CBCT Revisited.
I want to thank Dr. Hales for the introduction and for inviting me to contribute here on the Endoblog. I’ve been following and learning from the Endoblog for some time.…
Success with endodontic surgery (apicoectomy)
This patient was kicked in the face by a horse in 1998. Teeth were displaced (luxated). She repositioned them herself. RCT’s on #24 and #25 were done in 2008 by…
The Blame Game – Root Canal Failure?
CASE #1 I recently completed a diagnostic excavation on this tooth and determined that it was non-restorable due to decay under mesial crown margin and into the pulpal floor of…
Clinical Clues for Identifying Cracked/Fracture Roots
Accurate diagnosis of a cracked/fractured root is a difficult task. It is important to get it right, because the treatment for a cracked root is usually extraction. I explain to…
Successful Perforation Repair using MTA
This patient presented for treatment of #30 in March 2009. Prior RCT had been done and a large furcal lesion as well as periapical lesion were noted. Retreatment was recommended.…
CBCT as a Tool in Endodontic Diagnosis
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…
Would you implant or do RCT? – UPDATED
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…