The benefits of using sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as endodontic irrigants, and calcium hydroxide as an inter-appointment medicament, are well known to dentists. Many steps undertaken during endodontic treatment and retreatment are rather mechanical in nature, and less attention is committed to understanding the biological issues underlying endodontic t...

Traumatic dental injuries are particularly common in school-age children and often occur the anterior region. Process management of cases is possible with alternative treatments according to root development levels. This case series aimed present treatment 2-year follow-up permanent teeth traumatic injuries. Case 1: An 8-year-old patient, who had a bicycle accident 20 days earlier, was diagnose...

Conventional endodontic treatment used to require multiple visits, but some clinicians have suggested that single-visit treatment is superior. Single-visit endodontic treatment and multiple-visit endodontic treatment both have their advantages and disadvantages. This paper is a literature review of the research on nonsurgical single-visit versus multiple-visit endodontic treatment. The PubMed d...

Enterococcus faecalis is frequently recovered from refractory endodontic infections and has been implicated in endodontic treatment failures. This study compared real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay to cultivation for E. faecalis detection and quantitation during endodontic treatment. A reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR) assay was also developed to detect the bacterium clinically in the viab...

AIM The present report describes and discusses root canal variations in the internal morphology of maxillary molars. BACKGROUND Dental internal anatomy is directly related to all the technical stages of the endodontic treatment. Even though, in some situations a typical anatomical characteristics can be faced, and the professional should be able to identify them. CASE DESCRIPTIONS This clin...

Introduction: Patients undergoing endodontic therapy often have severe perioperative and intraoperative anxiety, which may lead to increased perceptions of pain and vital sign instability throughout treatment. The purpose of this study was to test the influences of music, as a non-pharmacologic adjuvant, in terms of significant changes for systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of different primary reasons for endodontic referrals and the clinical symptoms of the referred cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical data of total endodontic treatment cases (1,014 teeth) including endodontic referral cases (224 teeth) between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2012, at Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, were investigated retrospectively. ...

Endodontic therapy aims at disinfection of the root canal system. Efforts are made by instrumentation and chemical to remove infected pulp tissue debris from space. However due variations in anatomy, it is impossible instrument all parts that may lead persistence or progression infection. Thorough knowledge tooth morphology important improve success rate endodontic treatment. Missed canals cons...

Background and Aim: Dentistry is among the most stressful professions. Dentists’ occupational stress usually begins during their university education. This study aimed to assess the relationship between the level of stress experienced by dental students during endodontic treatment and their coping strategies. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 204 fifth and sixth ...