Endodontic treatment for children

An Oculofaciocardiodental Syndrome: Challenges in Endodontic Treatment

Oculofaciocardiodental (OFCD) syndrome is characterized by ocular, facial, cardiac, and dental abnormalities. Radiculomegaly affecting canines is pathognomonic dental finding. Dentists should be aware of the somatic anomalies potentially associated with radiculomegaly. We report a case of OFCDS and provide the description of the challenges in endodontic treatment of gigantic roots.

Is endodontic treatment passé?

Contemporary Endodontic Treatment

1Department of Endodontology, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 2Centre for Research in Oral Health, Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano and IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy 3Department of Endodontics, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University of...

Endodontic treatment of molars

OBJECTIVE Commissioned by the German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI) the Austrian Health Institute (ÖBIG) prepared a HTA report on the long-term effectiveness of endodontic treatment (root canal treatment, RCT) of molars. The focus is to examine factors influencing the outcome of endodontic treatment and showing their impact on long-term results. Additionally, economi...

Proposal of a “Checklist” for endodontic treatment

OBJECTIVES On the basis of the "Surgical Checklist" proposed by the WHO, we propose a new Checklist model adapted to the procedures of endodontic treatment. STUDY DESIGN The proposed document contains 21 items which are broken down into two groups: those which must be verified before beginning the treatment, and those which must be verified after completing it, but before the patient leaves t...