Endodontics

Endodontic Diagnosis: There’s an App for That!

INTRODUCTION Before you run and pick up your iPhone to download the endodontic diagnosis app, I must clarify that the app I am.

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Endodontics

ER:YAG Laser for 3-Dimensional Debridement of Canal Systems: Use of Photon-Induced Photoacoustic Streaming

INTRODUCTION Asepsis of root canal systems has long been the goal of endodontic treatment. The historic use of chemotherapeutic agents to disinfect intracanal.

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Endodontics

How Do Masters Do It?

WHAT SETS MASTERS IN DENTISTRY APART FROM THEIR COLLEAGUES? Based on research that was compiled for a presentation I gave last April (Boston,.

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Endodontics

Everything’s Changed, Except the Anatomy!

As we were set free to practice endodontics, Dr. Sam Seltzer (chairman of the department of endodontics at Temple University, 1967 to 1983).

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Endodontics

Differential Diagnosis of Toothache Pain: Part 2, Nonodontogenic Etiologies

INTRODUCTION I am sure we can all agree that Monday mornings in a dental office can seem like feeding time at the zoo..

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Endodontics

Differential Diagnosis of Toothache Pain: Part 1, Odontogenic Etiologies

Introduction I love challenging puzzles. The New York Times Crossword is my favorite, and I have a black belt in evil Sudoku. While.

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Endodontics

Is Endodontic Retreatment Passé?

INTRODUCTION The definition of passé means to be no longer current or out of date. With the fast rise of dental implants now.

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Endodontics

Separated File Removal

INTRODUCTION Ni-Ti files break mostly in narrow canals in the apical one third or curved canals because of the superelastic property.1,2 As new.

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Endodontics

Reciprocating Relieved Reamers: The Future of Endodontic Instrumentation

INTRODUCTION As partners in the largest endodontic practice in New York City, we feel it is important to discuss the adaptability and flexibility.

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Endodontics

A Single File System: “The Science of Simplicity”

WHAT IF ENDODONTICS WERE SIMPLE? WHAT IF ENDODONTICS WERE EASY? Well, endodontics is not simple. In fact, the more we know about the.

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