Endo works magic on Furca Predicting outcomes in cases with furcation involvement can be some of the most challenging situations Endodontists can face. When it comes to deciding on Endodontically...
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March 2018 – Cracked Virgin Maxillary Premolar
Cracked Virgin Maxillary Premolar This case is a comedy of errors. The case was initially referred to me as a Virgin maxillary first premolar tooth with a mesial-distal fracture running through the...
February 2018 – BWs Crucial for Diagnosis
BWs Crucial for Diagnosis Proper Radiographic examination is crucial for good diagnostic technique. Periapical radiography in the mandible is sometimes difficult to achieve because of lack of...
January 2018 – Addressing Aesthetic Concerns Requires Treatment Planning
Addressing Aesthetic Concerns Requires Treatment Planning A 42 year old male had his dentistry done in Europe. He presented with symptomatic #12 - full crown splinted to crown on #11. The...
December 2017 – Please DO Read the Endodontist’s Postop Report
Please DO Read the Endodontist's Postop Report Dentists referring cases to Endodontists for treatment frequently give the post op reports they receive only a cursory glance before proceeding with...
November 2017 – Does Loose Abutment Need Endo?
Does Loose Abutment Need Endo? This patient was referred to me for endodontic consideration of the maxillary left cuspid area. The patient had been complaining of diffuse toothache and sensitivity...
October 2017 – Are you SURE about your Diagnosis?
Are you SURE about your Diagnosis? This Case of the Month deals with a case in a 67 year old gentleman I saw 25 years ago. Although the case was completed so long ago, the implications of the case...
September 2017 – Does This Cracked Tooth Need Endo?
Does This Cracked Tooth Need Endo? This Case of the Month features a problem that is becoming more common every day - Cracked Tooth Syndrome. Many cases are referred to me because the referring...
August 2017 – Inadequate Emergency Treatment Results in Persistent Symptoms
Inadequate Emergency Treatment Results in Persistent Symptoms A 58 year old male patient was seen for emergency treatment regarding the area of tooth #27. the patient had a history of a toothache...
July 2017 – Classic Internal Resorption
Classic Internal Resorption In this case of the month we revisit an old case that had been previously accessed and left open. This 45 year old female's maxillary left lateral incisor had a history...
June 2017 – Treatment Planning a Trauma Case
Treatment Planning a Trauma Case This 23 year old patient was seen for examination regarding tooth #11 -the maxillary central incisor. The patient had a significant history of taking a high stick to...
May 2017 – Immature Molar Apex Case
Immature Molar Apex Case An 11 year old girl presented in my office with carious exposure of tooth # 36, the mandibular left first molar. The patient had been in pain for four days and described the...
April 2017 – Calcified Molar Case Needs Tx Plan
Calcified Molar Case Needs Tx PlanThis 55 year old Asian patient was seen on for consideration of elective endodontic treatment regarding tooth # 46. The patient presented with a lost...
March 2017 – Lateral resorption Affects Preparation Technique
Lateral resorption Affects Preparation Technique This 45 year old patient was sent to me for examination regarding diffuse radiating symptoms in the anterior mandible. The referral's note...
February 2017 – Retreatments can Sometimes be Ugly
Retreatments can Sometimes be Ugly A 33 year old male patient was referred to me for possible endodontic retreatment of tooth #46. The tooth had Endodontic treatment about 7 years previously and had...
January 2017 – Lazy Diagnosis Misses the Mark
Lazy Diagnosis Misses the Mark A 64 year old male patient was referred to me for consideration of symptoms associated with the maxillary left premolar area. Both premolars had been restored with...
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...