INTRODUCTION For years, Real World Endo has shared with the readers of Dentistry Today clinical techniques and protocols that we have developed and.

INTRODUCTION Endodontic treatment is aimed at chemo-mechanically minimizing microorganisms, inactivating their by-products, and optimally sealing the canal space to prevent future recontamination. If.

INTRODUCTION “My dentist saw a dark spot on the x-ray.” This statement is commonly heard from patients in endodontic offices on a routine.

THE INDEX CASE Medicine uses the term index case to denote the first documented patient with a particular problem or disease. Ashlee (Figure.

INTRODUCTION “The pulp is a big issue about a little tissue.” This quote is credited to early endodontic educator Dr. Sam Seltzer of.

Introduction Clinical facts are often obsoleted by progress. When I began designing variably tapered shaping files in 1991,1 my objective was to create.

The success rate for non-surgical root canal treatments has been shown to be very high.1-3 Nonetheless, wet-fingered dentists are always eager to improve.

Filling root canal systems represents the culmination of a series of procedural steps that comprise start-to-finish endodontics. Root-appropriate shaping promotes 3-D disinfection by.

Describing internal routing as a different method of instrumentation and a paradigm shift, especially in light of the introduction of greater tapered rotary.

INTRODUCTION Ursula Franklin, PhD, a professor, physicist, and educator, writes, “Every tool shapes the task. Any task tends to be structured by the.