Patient presented with symptoms on 24, swelling and discomfort. I could remove the crown with the Metalift, there was only minor damage of the occlusal porcelain after using it. Post removal was a piece of cake, there was sufficient ferrule to give a good restorative prognosis. We placed 2 canal projectors, separated the inside of the … Read more
Managed to wrangle WordPress outta the Austin Powers that bee at Biz Group, still working on a Facebook page, Twitter and YOUTUBE channel, but hey Rome and the Toronto subway system weren’t built in a day………polling and the response explaining the process for encryption of files and inter-office communication shall have to wait till…….hmmm, when … Read more
I have a dream for this blog – I want to see an ancillary clinical forum exist called MENTOR – Multi-platform Educational Nexus Terminal for Online Resources. The day will come when hopefully, all the dentists in this country will post cases, YOUTUBE videos, iMovies and whatever 3D technology is imminent and share and care … Read more
Last week this blog finally went to a WordPress platform and networking links are now present on the postings to various social media sites. It’s taken a long time to get here and hopefully www.facebook.com/oralhealth will be arriving in the twinkle of a Christmas light, Chanukah candle and an eye. The method in the madness … Read more
Journal of Oral Implantology – with obvious implications for the endodontically needy hot tooth Hasan A ALTUG, Metin SENCIMEN, Altan VAROL, Necdet DOGAN, Necdet KOCABIYIK, and Aydin GULSES, DDS PhD Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy ABSTRACT Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the anesthetic efficacy of mylohyoid … Read more
TRAUMA FRACTURE CBCT – see images below I suggest extract the tooth place an implant and save the patient from a bunch of speculation and conjecture. The patient only wants a tooth and an implant will give them that predictably. Andrew W Kelly -IMPLANTOLOGIST ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– I have posted this case earlier and wanted to show the CBCT of the … Read more
From Mark Dreyer of the ROOTS forum……it’s what this blog needs from y’all……… Hope it isn’t too much bandwidth, but I thought I’d save these as single images so as to see the cbct slices better. Visit 2 he was better but not feeling good enough for me to be comfortable completing. I placed ledermix as … Read more
by Marcel Meurer, Germany – from Dental Tribune At the annual conference of the German Society of Endodontology and Traumatology (DGET), which took place from 3 to 5 November 2011 in Bonn, Germany, Morita provided for a grand finale. For the final highlight of the annual conference in the luxurious surroundings of the Kameha Grand … Read more
If this were your tooth, what would you do….feel free to comment below Hello Rooters! Here is a really herodontic case! Reasons not to save it: 1. Radiological findings indicating severe bone loss 2. Lack of ferrule 3. Huge perforation in the distal canal 4. Three fractured instruments – lentulo, Haedstrom and K-file Reasons to … Read more
from Journal of Endodontics Volume 37, Issue 12 , Pages 1624-1629, December 2011 Abstract Introduction Dental infections might predispose toward the onset of cardiovascular d isease (CVD). To date, only a few studies, yielding inconclusive findings, have investigated the potential correlation between apical periodontitis (AP) and CVD. The aim of this study (as the first … Read more
Photon Induced Photoacoustic Streaming from Lares Dental http://laresdental.com/pips.asp An idea whose time has come? Related articles Avalanche of endodontics on acrylic blocks? (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Lasers in Endodontics (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Retreatment of failing endodontic procedures REDUX (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Retreatment of failing endodontic procedures REDUX (1.5) (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Decompression case – endodontics (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Retreatment of failing endodontic procedures REDUX (1) (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Interview: … Read more
Always found it odd that acrylic blocks were treated in the hotel courses given when each new endodontic file system that was superior to the preceding system and all other company’s systems were launched. I’ve been in practice for 137 years, but never had to treat an acrylic block……. The far more effective way to … Read more
This will either be a huge harangue at the horror being visited upon Ontario dentists in regards to mandated encryption, or a reference to the algorithm of success that the MB2 canal generates in regard to treatment outcome – see HRH Stephen L. Buchanan article in Dentistry Today Catalogue of dental products and supporting literature. … Read more
IT’S become commonplace to criticize the “Occupy” movement for failing to offer an alternative vision. But the thousands of activists in the streets of New York and London aren’t the only ones lacking perspective: economists, to whom we might expect to turn for such vision, have long since given up thinking in terms of economic … Read more
From my favorite Satan Barbarian endude: This is full cycle. Thermafilth obturation by another endodontist, Tooth split, I got to extract and look at the apical condensation around the curve by shaving the root, I placed the implant today after complete socket healing. I was amazed with only 3 ½ mm height of bone I … Read more
Not going to say a word about this case, the images speak for themselves……….what I’d really like is to have the comments reflect treatment considerations……..if you’re having trouble with Moveable Type and the blog on www.oralhealthjournal.com – kendo@endosolns.com, I’ll post the responses……..it’s the goal of this forum, at least one of them, to create clinical … Read more
The literal avalanche of new endodontic files systems has created a renewed interest in endodontic CE. Cliff Ruddle was in town this past weekend and as always, his course was SRO as he is without exception one of the most entertaining individuals on the lecture circuit. I happened to be cleaning up the pewter this … Read more
Sadly, this is not a wondrous locale of nymphs and satyrs, but an expansive overview of the endodontic landscape as it pertains to file systems. Whether you believe in rotaries, reciprocation, in and out, yin and yang, M wire, elastic, more elastic, super elastic, o Image via Wikipedia ne file does it all including break … Read more
Good friend from New Zealand, Dr Patrick Caldwell of The Endospot, www.endospot.com contributed the following – my goal remains to find other blogs that address new products and techniques and in the immortal words of Simon and Garfunkle “try to keep the customer satisfied”: “Well, I don’t know if I’m going to help you improve the speed of … Read more
From the Queen Beatrix of the Principality of Netherlandian Endodontics This 16 year old girl was recommended to have 36 extracted. Her dentist separated an instrument, and caused a perforation during an attempt to remove it. She was referred to an endodontist who recommended extraction. I have to say that I can understand his decision, … Read more