Endodontics

Inflection Points in Dental Imaging

Figure 1. Dental operatory with 80-in monitor, displaying 3-D camera image in a live demonstration. Dentistry is primarily a visual event for clinicians..

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Endodontics

The Importance of Increasing the Success Rate: A Look at Procedures, Factors, and Clinical Practices

INTRODUCTION When I first started to practice dentistry, I asked myself what is im­portant when treating patients. My answer was: “a high clinical.

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Endodontics

Creating Well-Obturated Canals: The Use of Warm Vertical Condensation Techniques

INTRODUCTION One of the most common questions asked by general practitioners and specialists alike is: “How do I obturate the root canal system?”.

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Endodontics

The Three Fs of Predictable Endodontics: “Finding, Following, and Finishing”

The classic “Endodontic Triad” is founded on the 3 pillar principles of cleaning, shaping, and packing. More specifically, the historical triad was described.

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Endodontics

Single-File Shaping Technique: Achieving a Gold Medal Result

INTRODUCTION There are many factors that serve to influence which endodontic mechanical file system or hybrid technique is selected to prepare any given.

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Endodontics

Reciprocation: A Safer and More Efficient Approach to Care

INTRODUCTION When discussing ways to improve endo­dontics, anyone attempting to relate to the dentists doing the work should address the issues on several.

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Endodontics

Endodontic Shaping Procedures: The Past, Present, and Near Future

When I write about the winding path endodontic shaping procedures that have taken over for the last 35 years, I am sure that.

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Endodontics

Optimal Shaping of Root Canal Systems: Demonstrating the Use of Controlled Memory Ni-Ti Files

INTRODUCTION Optimal cleaning and shaping of root canal systems requires, among many things, the coincident integration and tangible application of numerous anatomical, clinical,.

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Endodontics

Predictably Successful Endodontics

Introduction Dr. Herbert Schilder used the title “Predictably Successful Endodontics” to describe many of the lectures he gave during the course of about.

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Endodontics

Sealing Endodontic Access Cavities

The elimination of bacteria from the root canal system of a tooth is one of the primary goals of endodontic treatment.1,2 Instrumentation and.

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