Endodontics

An Alternative to Gutta-Percha for Root Canal Obturation

Obturation of the cleaned and shaped root canal space has been performed for many years using a core of gutta-percha rubber cones combined.

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Endodontics

Evaluating Case Histories: Making Clinical Choices

Often, the information that clinicians need in making decisions in their clinical cases is not easily found in text-books or in scientific articles..

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Endodontics

Correction of Ledged Canals With Ultrasonic Tips

Nonsurgical endodontic therapy can be challenged by any of the following iatrogenic errors: perforations, blocked canals, ledged canals, and broken files. This article.

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Endodontics

The Future of Endodontics, Part 2: Observations by an Endodontist-Implant Surgeon

In Part 1 of this 2-part article, I covered 3 factors that threaten the credibility of endodontic therapy as the first choice when.

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Endodontics

The Future of Endodontics, Part 1: Observations by an Endodontist-Implant Surgeon

Endodontic treatment is just a space maintainer for implants.” This joke, often told by implant surgeons and implant salespeople, dramatically illustrates the current.

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Endodontics

The EndoVac Method of Endodontic Irrigation, Part 3: System Components and Their Interaction

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Regardless of the state of a root canal’s decomposition, a successful outcome.

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Endodontics

Orthograde Root Filling of an Immature Nonvital Tooth Using MTA

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has a variety of potential uses, including as a root canal obturating material. Studies have demonstrated encouraging regeneration of.

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Endodontics

An Update on Obturation Techniques for the Root Canal System

There are many different articles written on instrumentation techniques utilizing the different rotary Ni-Ti files that can be found on the market. Practitioners.

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Endodontics

A New Method of Canal Enlargement

Traditionally, rotary Ni-Ti (RNT) choices for canal enlargement were either “safe” or “efficient” and rarely, if ever, both simultaneously in all anatomies. Safe.

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Endodontics

Treating the Individual Tooth, Not the Patient: Case Reports

Four patients presented to either the Emergency Dental Clinic or the Oral Diagnosis Clinic at a dental college with previous root canal therapy.

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