INTRODUCTION Clinicians are regularly confronted with difficult choices. Should a tooth that has not healed through nonsurgical root canal treatment be treated through endodontic microsurgery or be replaced using a single implant? Acquiring complete, unbiased information to help clinicians and their patients make these choices requires a systematic review of the literature on treatment outcomes...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of geographic location of graduation (Israel, Eastern Europe, Latin America) on decision making regarding management of dental caries, periapical lesions, and antibiotic prescribing routines. A questionnaire was given to ninety-eight general practitioners regarding demographic and work habits. Photographs of lesions were shown on a screen....

The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the influence of endodontic therapy, veneer preparation, and their association on fracture resistance and deflection of pulpless anterior teeth and assess whether restoration with quartz fiber-reinforced post can influence these properties. Seventy-five freshly extracted human maxillary central incisors were selected. Teeth were randomly divided in...

Literature review There is a paucity of information on the concise relationship between endodontics and orthodontics during treatment planning decisions. This relationship ranges from effects on the pulp from orthodontic treatment and the potential for resorption during tooth movement, to the clinical management of teeth requiring integrated endodontic and orthodontic treatment. This paper revi...

Adequate knowledge and accurate characterization of root canal anatomy is an essential prerequisite for successful treatment endodontic surgery. Over the years, ever-increasing body related to human dentition has accumulated. To correct deficiencies in existing systems, a new coding system classifying morphology, accessory canals anomalies been introduced. In recent micro-computed tomography (m...

Guided endodontic microsurgery, also known as guided is a surgical procedure used to treat failed endodontically treated teeth with periapical infections. microsurgery can be problematic in some situations, such when there are tough anatomical features or limited access. Some of these complex cases managed using cone beam computed tomography imaging, CAD software design, and 3D printing technol...