Are You SURE its Endo? Add a Title This patient was seen for endodontic consideration of #16. The tooth had been restored with a composite. The tooth had a crack that ran from the mesial...
May 2019 – Are You SURE its Endo?
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April 2019 – Calcified Maxillary Lateral Proves to be a Challenge
Calcified Maxillary Lateral Proves to be a Challenge Like the song says, sometimes you gotta "Know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em." The patient was referred for Endodontic treatment of...
January 2019 – Treatment Planning Needed – 3
Treatment Planning Needed - 3 This patient was referred to me for Endodontic treatment of tooth # 36, the left mandibular first molar. The patient presented with symptoms to chewing and on...
August 2018 – Iatrogenic Oral Surgery Fixation Complicates Case
Iatrogenic Oral Surgery Fixation Complicates Case This 27 year old male patient was referred to me after having had a traumatic incident which resulted in the fracture of his right mandible . The...
June 2018 – Will Endo Help This Case?
Will Endo Help This Case? A 65 year old male patient was seen for exam and consultation regarding teeth #s 31 and 32. Tooth #31 had a history of regenerative periodontal surgery by a local...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...