File Bending - An Essential Endodontic Skill The popularity of nickel titanium engine driven Rotary instrumentation has had one unfortunate byproduct: Graduate students are becoming much less...
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I Just Broke a File – Now What?
You Just Broke a File - Now What? Separated files, busted files, broken files, and my all time favorite "Disarticulated files" (Do files actually "articulate"?!) all mean the same thing - part of...
Dentists – Technicians or Health Care Professionals?
Technician or Health Care Professional? During the weekend of April 25th 2004, I attended a Hands-On Workshop at the University of Toronto that featured the new filling material called...
Digital Convergence – The Need for a Standardized Report Format for Endodontic Treatment
Digital Convergence - The Need for a Standardized Report Format for Endodontic Treatment It has been said that endodontics is like making love - no two people do it exactly the same way - each of us...
Ethical Dilemmas in the Specialist-Generalist Referral Relationship
Ethical Dilemmas in the Specialist-Generalist Referral Relationship The Specialist relies upon referrals from the general Dentist for his livelihood. Because of this, the referral practice can often...
The Conversion of a Scope Cynic
The Conversion of a Scope Cynic A 20 year RetrospectiveWhen the Endoexperience web site was first created in 2000, I originally had included a page that suggested that the use of a Surgical...
My Conversion to Ni-Ti Rotary Technology
Mechanized Ni-Ti Rotary Endodontics What Goes Around, Comes Around Note: This article was originally published 20 years ago and discussed techniques being taught at the time - circa 2003 . I have...
Access in Endodontics – Why is it so Important?
Access in Endodontics - Why is it so important? DISCLAIMER - How well you "see" influences your access design.HOW you access canals is directly proportional to your ability to see. Naked Eye...
The End Is Near (To What Level Do We Fill Canals?)
The End is Near! How near? Well, I'm Not Exactly Sure Where to "End" a root canal filling?For a long time, clinicians performing endodontic treatment were deathly afraid of "overfilling"...
Ultrasonics in Canal Preparation
Sonics and Ultrasonics in Endo As an Endodontic specialist of almost 40 years practice, I have seen products and techniques come and go. Hydron, the magic hydrophilic filling material of the 80s is...
The Broach – An Underutilized Time Saver
The Broach- An Underutilized Time Saver In its rush to move to mechanization, Endodontic clinicians sometimes neglect one of the most primitive, yet effective instruments for gross debridement of...
The Controversy of the Lateral Canal
The Controversy of the Lateral Canal Why don't you get all those wonderful accessories in your cases? We all have been there. You sit in on a lecture by a famous Endodontist using a warm gutta...
Canal Protection for Non-Vital Bleach
Proper protection for non-vital bleach cases - A Case Study The increase in the demand for cosmetic services has resulted in more bleaching treatments being performed by General Practitioners. In...
Post Placement and Use of Multiple Posts
Post Placement and Use of Multiple Posts When to use a post Posts are designed to provide retention for restorations when there is insufficient remaining tooth structure to retain the core....
Intrapulpal Anesthesia
Intrapulpal Anesthesia One of the most useful tools of last resort in endodontic therapy is the ability to quickly and effectively provide profound anesthesia through the use of intra-pulpal...
The Move from Push-Pull to Rotary Instrumentation
Instrumentation - the Move from Push Pull to Rotary Motion - What happened and why. A 25 year historical perspective - originally published in 1995 In the past 30 years, Endodontics moved away from...
Mechanized Ni-Ti Rotary Endodontics
My Conversion to Ni-Ti Rotary Technology OK. I'll admit it. I was a cynic. I really wondered what the "big deal" was all about when it came to Rotary Ni-Ti instrumentation. I had been using hand...
Getting the Most Out of Your Apex Locator
Getting the Most out of Your Electronic Apex Locator (EAL) Electronic Apex Location (EAL) has revolutionized endodontic treatment. While it has not completely replaced imaging techniques for...
Custom Fitting Gutta Percha cones with the Solvent/Impression Technique
Custom Fitting Gutta Percha cones with Cold Rolling and the Solvent/Impression Technique The warm Gutta percha technique is based upon intimate three-dimensional adaptation of the filling material...
Antibiotics are NOT Chicken Soup!
Antibiotics are NOT Chicken Soup We are all familiar with the expression "Chicken soup…may not help but wouldn't hurt". Endodontists have become alarmed with the tendency for referring dentists to...
Digital Technology in Endodontic Practice
Digital Technology in Endodontic Practice When I created the initial version of this website approximately 25 years ago, digital imaging techniques were relatively new and digital radiography was...
Guidelines for Emergency Endodontic Diagnosis and Treatment
Guidelines for Emergency Endodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Efficient and accurate Endodontic emergency diagnosis depends upon three factors: (1) The ability to obtain the right information from...
Pretreatment – is it Worth it?
Pretreatment - Is it worth the Effort? Pretreatment involves preparing a tooth for Endodontic treatment. Many endodontically involved teeth are heavily broken down or carious. Some involve deep...
The Insurance Dilemma: Who are we really working for?
The Insurance Dilemma:Who are we really working for? Originally Published in the Canadian Dental Association JournalVol 67, No. 4 - April 2001 Canadian Dentists face a dilemma on a daily basis....