Endodontics Archives - Page 5 of 22

Continuous Wave of Condensation Revisited: A New Cordless Obturation System

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The main objective of endodontic treatment is the prevention and/or the elimination of apical periodontitis. This is achieved by instrumentation, disinfection, and obturation of the root canal system in three dimensions. Gutta percha is the most widely used and accepted obturation material because of its biocompatibility, inertness, dimensional stability, compactability, plasticity when heated, and ease … Read more

Handling the Stress of Practicing Dentistry: The Story of a Recovering Perfectionist!

In 2014, I was published in the Ontario Dentist journal pleading for speakers and content that could address the stress that dentists incur day after day and ways in which to successfully handle it. I can’t believe that six years later, that I would actually be that person! When I wrote this letter to the … Read more

Dentistry in the Coronavirus Era

It’s fair to say that day-to-day life and dentistry as we’ve known it have been turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Overnight, we went from normal, day-to-day dental care to a near medically induced coma with many, if not most, dental offices shutting their doors. Even though these are fluid times, the common … Read more

Weekly Wisdom: Tips for Facilitating Root Canals

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In this week’s Weekly Wisdom video, Dr Gary Glassman shares some tips and tricks to make facilitating root canal procedures more comfortable for yourself and your patients. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox each week! Sponsored by Carestream Dental offers solutions for … Read more

American Association of Endodontists Announces New President Dr. Alan H. Gluskin

The American Association of Endodontists (AAE), the 8,000-plus-member association representing dental specialists known as endodontists, is announcing that Alan H. Gluskin, D.D.S., will serve as its new President, effective April 30, 2020. Dr. Gluskin succeeds Dr. Keith V. Krell. AAE Presidents serve one-year terms and are elected by Association stakeholders. The transfer of leadership comes during … Read more

The NiTi File Revolution

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Nowhere in dentistry is technical progress as rapid as in modern endodontics. The development of flexible nickel-titanium files in the late 1980s created entirely new and hitherto unknown opportunities in the mechanical preparation of root canals. Numerous recent innovations have made endodontics significantly easier. The introduction of nickel-titanium alloy rotary files was a major milestone. … Read more

Optimal Canal Disinfection: Concepts, Materials And Evidence-Based Protocols

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Canal disinfection, controlled memory nickel titanium, CBCT imaging, surgical microscopes, among other advances, have changed the clinical practice of endodontics dramatically in the past 20 years. CBCT provides a three-dimensional pre-operative guide to canal anatomy, which is subsequently interpreted through the microscope clinically (Fig. 1). Controlled memory nickel titanium instruments provide a faster, more predictable, … Read more

KaVo Kerr Introduces The Elements E-Motion Endodontic Motor

KaVo Kerr is excited to introduce the elements™ e-motion endodontic motor with next generation Adaptive Motion technology. The new Adaptive Motion enables higher cutting efficiency, and greater protection against file separation, deformation and transportation. elements™ e-motion also features an intuitive, full-color, touch screen and a customizable interface that allows users to program up to five … Read more

Dynamic Navigation For Orthograde And Retrograde Endodontics

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The Evolution of Surgical Navigation Transformative technologies are altering the developmental framework in dentistry. Digital imaging, diagnostics and impressions, the use of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) for prosthesis fabrication and lasers for soft and hard tissue alterations can achieve degrees of bio-minimalism that were impossible a few scant years ago.1-5 Nowhere is this more prevalent … Read more

8 Days – 8 Communities – 8 Clinics – 4,500 Patients, A typical Bridge To Health Brigade

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Bridge to Health was founded in 2012 by six passionate health care professionals brought together by a common desire to provide health care to those in tremendous need. In 2013, Bridge to Health set out with their first team and have been changing lives in underserved rural communities in Southwest Uganda and Kenya ever since. … Read more

Unconventional Implant Placement Through An Impacted Canine: A Five-Year Follow-Up

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Introduction Amidst various technologies and treatment options for replacement of one’s tooth, dental implants have become the standard of care in present day practice. No longer are we enamoured by the body’s ability to accept an endosseous implant as its own. The landmark phenomenon of osseointegration by which titanium fuses to bone at a microscopic … Read more

The Endodontic Restorative Harmonic: Part I Access To Apex, Apex To Access

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The restoration of endodontically treated teeth (ETT) has been guided historically by anecdotal empiricism rather than biomechanical dynamics. Decisions regarding the configuration of the restoration, the diameter of the post channel and the post and core materials to be used have plagued foundational dentistry for decades.1,2 The loss of coronal tooth structure due to caries,3 … Read more

Trends Towards Conservative Endodontic Treatment

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Introduction Consider a new patient who has come to a dental office and undergoes a screening examination. A quick look at any missing teeth may prompt a dentist to ask, why were these teeth lost? While patient responses may be vague, the answer often involves fractured endodontically treated teeth (ETT). For the most part, teeth … Read more

The Notorious MB2 Canal: How To Find And Treat It

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Introduction One of the most infamous canals we chase in endodontics is the second mesio-buccal (MB2) canal of maxillary molars. It’s often referred to as the “fourth canal” and is one of the most frustrating aspects of maxillary molar root canals. We have known of the presence of the MB2 canal for over a century. … Read more

Dynamic Endodontic Navigation: A Case Report

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As a child growing up in the sixties, I was a great fan of the famous “Star Trek” television show starring William Shatner. The original series debuted on September 8, 1966. The show tells the tale of the crew of the starship Enterprise and its five-year mission “to boldly go where no man has gone … Read more

Endodontic Engagement: The GP And Endodontist Can Achieve More As A Team

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The Pulse To truly feel the current pulse in dentistry, you must listen to what other dentists are thinking and saying. Online message boards are a great place to participate in the conversations that dentists are having. These forums give us a sense of the current trends. Social media is the emerging wave of communication … Read more

Choosing Wisely: Fostering Informed Conversations Between Patients And Dentists

Introduction Earlier this year the Canadian Association of Hospital Dentists joined the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign. Choosing Wisely Canada is the national voice on reducing harm to patients. Modeled on the Choosing Wisely campaign in the United States, an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, it is a national, clinician-led and … Read more

Managing Refractory Endodontic Disease With Radial Apical Cleansing (Report Of Two Clinical Cases)

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Keywords Refractory endodontic disease, endodontic, radial apical cleansing, Er,Cr:YSGG, diode, laser, bioﬁlm bacteria. Introduction One of the deﬁning attributes of an astute endodontist is the ability to successfully treat refractory endodontic disease. Refractory disease is deﬁned as disease that is recalcitrant, unresponsive, stubborn, unmanageable or resistant to treatment or cure. While the pathogenesis of refractory … Read more

Letter to the Editor

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Re: May 2018 Oral Health Editorial I’m always a tad confused with this supposed popular topic in dentistry today… Since when did it become Endo versus Implants? Doesn’t versus imply against each other? Perhaps I’m in the minority but for me, if a patient needs a root canal, they need a root canal. And if … Read more

Bioceramic Dispersion Root Filling: Revision of Legacy Obturation Protocols

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Despite the fact that degradation and dissolution of gutta-percha (GP) and sealer (SE) jeopardize positive treatment outcomes, these legacy materials are still used in diverse protocols for root filling canals. 1 This paper reviews the historical cognitive dissonance in endodontics; the biochemical seal created by GP and SE diminishes over time with negative sequelae and … Read more