AIM To investigate the pattern of routine endodontic practices among Nigerian dentists. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was a questionnaire-based survey of samples of dentists in the Nigerian cities of Enugu and Benin. The self-administered questionnaire contained 25 close-ended questions with multiple choice options. The data collected included demographic details of respondents, root canal...

Endodontic treatment is based on an understanding of the internal anatomy, which facilitates precise exploration canals. The present study aimed to report a clinical case referring endodontic upper left second molar, presenting mesiopalatal canal and communication with periodontal tissues in distal region pulp chamber, furcation region, due dental caries. 41-year-old patient did not any systemi...

Research in endodontics has for the most part been primarily focused on the development of the tools and materials most effective in facilitating root canal treatment. The majority of endodontic treatment principles originally evolved on the basis of trial and error; only recently have scientific methods been adopted that identify appropriate clinical strategies. The biological basis for the th...

Introduction: Apical seal in blood or dry root canal is a problem in endodontic treatment. Failure of apical seal causes inflammatory reaction and failure root canal treatment. Because of the sealer properties, root canal should be dry for obturation. But hydrophilic sealers can adhere to root canal walls nowadays and this problem is still controversial. This study aimed at determining the apic...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the response of periapical tissues to the endodontic sealer Endométhasone in root canal fillings short of or beyond the apical foramen. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty root canals of premolars and incisors of 2 mongrel dogs were used. After coronal access and pulp extirpation, the canals were instrumented up to a size 55 K-file and the apical cemental barrier was pe...

AIM This study used a modified tooth-clearing technique to allow observation of accessory canals following filling with a warm gutta-percha technique and one of two endodontic cements. METHODOLOGY Ten extracted human maxillary molars with three roots were selected and divided into two equal groups of five teeth. Each group had 15 canals. Root canal preparation was performed with a modified do...