The level of preoperative pain is the best predictor of the level of postoperative pain. Nonsurgically, we are able to treat the pulpal condition and we often catch patients in a…
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Prior to accessing a tooth, one of the first things I try to do is create a mental image of what I believe the internal anatomy to be. This is…
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One of the things we are often called on to do is to remove obstructions from the root canal system. These obstructions can be any number of things. They can…
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Let's discuss the who, what, when, where and why of calcification. Who: Any tooth that has vital pulp tissue that is placed under duress. What and When: The narrowing of…
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Very often, teeth are referred to my practice that have extensive interproximal decay. When I first started seeing these teeth years ago, I was uncertain of where to begin. Visually…
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