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
The longer I practice, the more consumed I am with evidence versus eminence based science. Accelerator pedals lock, rubber flies off tires, SUV‘s are prone to rollover and endodontic files will break no matter who says no. From the ROOTS forum. The Patient was referred today. The RD came with the patient in my office … Read more
Just to keep you thinking…………………….. Reasons for failure subsequent to retreatment · Incomplete debridement · Inadequate apical enlargement · Extra-radicular infection · Resistant Intra-canal infection (E. faecalis) · Root surface biofilm · Foreign body reactions · True cyst · Non-negotiable canal (obliteration, deformations from initial treatment,missed canals) · Ledges,blockages, transportation · Vertical root fracture · … Read more
By Laird Harrison, Senior Editor -Dr. Bicuspid — Articaine worked better than competing anesthetics in seven out of 10 randomized clinical trials of infiltration analyzed for a review presented at the recent American Association for Dental Research (AADR) meeting in Washington, DC. But articaine and lidocaine appeared very similar in potency in this research, and a clinical study … Read more