The dental operating microscope is indispensable in the practice of modern endodontics. It is a central part of my practice and is gaining in popularity with both specialists and general…
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I love Calcium hydroxide. It is to endodontics what hot sauce is to food(or replace hot sauce with your favorite condiment). It has vast applications clinically, and is something I…
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Flareups are a part of providing Endodontic therapy. Whether it was a classmate in a clinic with us as dental students, a coworker out in private practice, or our own…
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One of the instrumentation mantras I like to keep in mind is “take what the tooth gives you”. While we have a wide range of instruments available to clean the…
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As the final post for this case series, I wanted to share an upper first molar I completed last week. This young man had a deep restoration placed on tooth…
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As I mentioned in Part I, the relationship of the canals in the mesiobuccal root of the maxillary molar is intimate. However, determining the exact nature is not always possible,…
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The presence of complex anatomy in the mesiobuccal root of the maxillary molar is widely known. Statistically, the maxillary first molar is the most commonly referred tooth in my practice…
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One of the current trends in dentistry is the increase in the use of dental implants. The specialty of Endodontics has a long and storied history. It was for…
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One of the most frequent questions I receive is on canal instrumentation. The sequence of instruments used is often the first thing that comes up. It’s no surprise, as it…
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When bacteria invade the human body, the outcome can be devastating. This patient presented to our office after a few days of increasing discomfort. He had endodontic therapy initiated…
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