Caries is the most common cause of pulp-periapical disease. When the pulp tissue involved in caries becomes irreversibly inflamed and progresses to necrosis, the treatment option is root canal therapy because the infected or non-infected necrotic pulp tissue in the root canal system is not accessible to the host's innate and adaptive immune defense mechanisms and antimicrobial agents. Therefore...

Introduction: Both Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) and Portland cement (PC) have been highlighted because of their favorable biological properties, with extensive applications in Endodontics, including the possibility of using into root canal filling. Objective: This article reviews literature related to MTA and PC comparing their physical, chemical and biological properties, as well as their ...

Regenerative endodontics is a new concept for the management of permanent immature teeth with necrotic pulps. This procedure enables to replace damaged dentine and pulp-dentin complex within root structure healthy tissue. Firstly, elimination clinical symptoms infection then, thickening canal walls continuing maturation finally filled host’s own vital tissue are main goals regenerative endodont...

Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence reporting confidence intervals (CIs) in clinical trials endodontics and discover any further associations with a range publication characteristics. Methods electronic contents 3 leading endodontic journals highest impact factors (International Endodontic Journal, Journal Endodontics, Australian Journal) were assessed from January 2...

(Ex. Service Senior Resident, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, IMS, Banaras Hindu University) (Professor & Dean, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, IMS, Banaras Hindu University) 3 (Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, IMS, Banaras Hindu University) (Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty...

BACKGROUND The graduating dentist should be trained in providing treatment utilizing the interdisciplinary approach because of the rapid advancements and increase in patient expectations, which demands for collaboration between the different specialists. PURPOSE A pilot study was undertaken with an aim to assess the perception and knowledge of dental interns toward interdepartmental coordinat...

Two hundred and eighteen bi-rooted niaxillar\' premolars were examined radiogra]3hicall\' to determine the length from the apex at which root curvature occurred. The information may serve as a guide in determining ]:)ost preparation length. T h e result.s of the study indicated that the lingual root was slightly straighter than the buecal root. 'I'lie curvature of the root was on the average 6....

The purpose of this article is to describe a simple and versatile aid for the endodontic treatment of extracted teeth and its possible applications. The Med*-box is a new endodontic multipurpose device made of transparent acrylic that permits all elements of root canal treatment to be performed and evaluated either visually or radiologically. The Med*-box represents a valuable addition to the s...

Dental pulp testing is a useful and essential diagnostic aid in endodontics. Pulp sensibility tests include thermal and electric tests, which extrapolate pulp health from sensory response. Whilst pulp sensibility tests are the most commonly used in clinical practice, they are not without limitations and shortcomings. Pulp vitality tests attempt to examine the presence of pulp blood flow, as thi...

Copyright: © 2014 Pinheiro ET, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Enterococcus faecalis in Oral Infections Pinheiro ET1*, and Mayer MPA2 1Discipline of Endodontics, Department of Dentistry,...