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Shaping a Type V mandibular premolar with VDW.ROTATE

Many years ago already, the anatomy of root canals was described as showing variability and being of a complex nature.[1] According to Vertucci, the ...

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Dynamic navigation—The future of minimally invasive endodontics

Dynamic real-time surgical navigation digital imaging, diagnostics and impressions, and the use of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture ...

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Torsional resistance of two nickel-titanium rotary instruments: A comparative study

This study explores how heat treatment less significantly influences (increasing or decreasing) torsional resistance when compared to the high increase in ...

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Use of 3D technology in the diagnosis and treatment of endodontic disease

In recent years, the technology associated with endodontic therapy has undergone a veritable revolution. For years, intraoral radiographs were used as the ...

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Apical lesions: To treat or not to treat?

What do endodontic experts base their decisions on: intuition, experience or CBCT imaging? The following case report on a 10-year-old patient shows that an ...

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Maxillary sinus and root canal therapy complications

The maxillary sinus is the largest paranasal sinus and overlies the maxillary alveolar process. [1] The topographic anatomical relationship between the ...

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Minimally invasive root canal shaping—A new protocol

Minimally invasive—the most well-known oxymoron in dentistry—is probably nowadays considered the new standard of care in almost every field of dental ...

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New perspectives in periapical surgery: Hemostasis

The aim of the current investigation was to review techniques and materials available to achieve bleeding control during periapical surgery. An adequate ...

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Direct pulp capping as a conservative procedure to maintain pulp vitality

From a completely optimistic point of view, the ultimate goal for every dentist performing a restorative and/or endodontic procedure should be to maintain ...

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Orthograde apical application of an MTA plug in a tooth without constriction

The minor apical foramen should be maintained at its initial position and size after chemomechanical endodontic procedures. If the apical constriction is ...

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3D Endo Software, glide path management and WaveOne Gold

Radiographic imaging forms an essential part of the diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up, in modern endodontics. 1 Cone beam computer tomography ...

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MTA placement with the Produits Dentaires MAP System

More than 20 years ago, Torabinejad et al. first described a new root-end filling material called mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA).[1] MTA showed in vitro ...

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Dentinal defects after root canal preparation

Vertical root fractures are one of the most frequent complications seen on teeth having endodontic treatment, and generally result in the extraction of ...

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Complex direct ORMOCER composite restorations in the posterior region

For reasons of cost, patients and dentists today often find themselves obliged to use restorative materials for the treatment of large structural, ...

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The role of the operating microscope - in conjunction with ultrasonic in preparation of root canal systems

The purpose of preparing of the root canal system is well understood and contemporary techniques involve the use of both hand and rotary instruments used in...

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“Find it, fix it, and leave it alone”

This three-part principle, though originating in the field of osteopathy, can find great application in modern endodontics, where we deal with routine root ...

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Fibre posts and tooth reinforcement: Evidence in the literature

'Traditional thinking that a post is only placed to retain a core and serves no other purpose may no longer be valid.'[1] The preservation of dentine ...

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Use of mineral trioxide aggregate in endodontic retro-filling

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is an endodontic sealer that emerged on the market in 1998. Through proven scientific results it has became the true ...

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A short history of the NiTi file revolution

Nowhere in dentistry is technical progress as rapid as it is in modern endodontics. The development of flexible nickel-titanium (NiTi) files in the late ...

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New Technologies—to improve root canal disinfection

The major causative role of micro-organisms in the pathogenesis of pulp and periapical diseases has clearly been demonstrated.[1] The main aim of endodontic...

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Getting to the 00.00 point

Anatomy and nature still teach us on a daily basis. Root canal treatment, while it is becoming a routine procedure, surprises and sometimes bad cases still ...

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Rationale for the suggested use of fibre post segments in composite core build-ups for endodontically treated teeth

The restoration of teeth utilising composites still presents a myriad of clinical challenges for the dental clinician. This is especially true for ...

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Anatomical pin: A clinical case report

Endodontic treatment of teeth with significant coronal destruction is a very common clinical procedure in the restorative clinical practice. When we are ...

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Irrigation dynamics in root canal therapy

Irrigation dynamics deals with the pattern of irrigant flow, penetration, exchange and the forces produced within the root canal space. Current modes of ...

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CBCT as a diagnostic and treatment planning tool and assessment of low dose programs for endodontic follow-up cases

Endodontics is a field of dentistry that requires precision and accuracy at their highest levels. The same preconditions apply to the image quality needed ...

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Diagnosis and management of a rare case of a maxillary second molar with two palatal roots - Supported by conventional radiography and CBCT

Besides adequate knowledge of root canal morphology in general, it is of utmost importance to evaluate each individual case for aberrant anatomy and to ...

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