Root canal therapy, retreatment, regenerative endodontics and restoration.
308 articles
Background: Aesthetic concerns involving the maxillary anterior teeth can influence an individual's smile and overall dental appearance. Direct composite veneering is a conservative…
Dr. Soumya Garg
Background: Hemisection is a tooth-preserving surgical option for selected multirooted teeth when pathology is predominantly localized to one root and the remaining segment has a favorable…
Dr. Akhil Jain
Periapical lesions that persist after conventional endodontic treatment present a clinical challenge and often necessitate surgical intervention. This case series describes the management…
Dr. Dipasha Sharma
Cast metal inlays continue to be a gold standard for posterior restorations due to their excellent marginal adaptation and longevity. The direct wax pattern technique offers superior…
Dr. Deepti Kushwaha
Failure of endodontically treated anterior teeth is commonly associated with extensive loss of coronal tooth structure, inadequate coronal seal, trauma, or previous restorative failure…
Dr. Deepshikha Sainwal
The success of endodontic therapy depends on complete elimination of microorganisms from the root canal system and prevention of reinfection. However, persistent periapical lesions may…
Dr. Subia
Traumatic dental injuries to anterior teeth may result in delayed pulpal and periapical pathologies, often remaining asymptomatic for several years. Such delayed sequelae may include…
Dr. Aashi Mittal
Direct composite restorations offer a conservative and efficient solution for anterior aesthetic rehabilitation. This case series presents six different clinical scenarios managed chairside…
Dr. Vidya Chawla
Radix entomolaris (RE) is an anatomical variation characterized by the presence of an additional distolingual root in mandibular molars. Failure to identify and treat this extra root may…
Dr. Nitu Khajuria
Management of severely mutilated posterior teeth requires both successful endodontic therapy and adequate post-endodontic rehabilitation. Endocrowns have emerged as a conservative…
Dr. Deepshikha Sainwal
Hemisection is a conservative procedure that preserves a multirooted tooth by removing the diseased root while retaining the healthy portion. This case report describes the hemisection of a…
Dr. Anushka Rawat
Dental fluorosis is a developmental disturbance of enamel caused by excessive fluoride intake X during tooth formation, resulting in intrinsic discoloration, enamel hypomineralization, and…
Dr. Asna Sameen Ghani
Failure of previously treated endodontic cases is commonly associated with inadequate cleaning and shaping, missed canals, poor obturation, or coronal microleakage. Preservation of such…
Dr. Aashi Mittal
Failure of endodontic treatment in multirooted teeth often presents a clinical challenge, particularly when associated with complex periapical pathology. This report describes the…
Dr. Dipasha Sharma
The presence of radix entomolaris (RE) in a mandibular first molar is a common occurrence, which accounts for 0.2%–32% of the population, but the presence of RE in a mandibular second molar…
Dr. Yash Santosh Goenka
Tooth discoloration is a common esthetic concern that significantly affects a patient’s smile and psychological well-being. Vital bleaching has emerged as a conservative, non-invasive, and…
Dr. Deepti Kushwaha
Hemisection is a conservative dental procedure involving the surgical removal of one root and its associated crown portion of a multirooted tooth while preserving the remaining structure…
Dr. Asna Sameen Ghani
Periapical lesions represent inflammatory disorders of the peri-radicular tissues that arise secondary to pulpal necrosis and persistent microbial infection within the root canal system…
Dr. Sumaiya Khan
Discoloration of non-vital teeth is a common esthetic concern following trauma or endodontic therapy, especially in the anterior region. Non-vital bleaching provides a conservative…
Dr. Aashi Mittal
Aesthetic rehabilitation of anterior teeth demands restorations that closely mimic natural tooth structure while providing adequate strength and longevity. Advances in adhesive dentistry…
Dr. Th Sujata Devi
Background: Reproducing ideal occlusal anatomy in posterior composite restorations is technique sensitive. The stamp technique helps in duplicating the pre-operative occlusal morphology…
Dr. Aashi Mittal
Separation of endodontic instruments within the root canal system represents a challenging procedural complication that can adversely affect canal disinfection and overall treatment…
Dr. Subia
Vital pulp therapy (VPT) has re-emerged as a biologically driven treatment modality aimed at preserving the vitality and regenerative potential of the dental pulp in cases of deep carious…
Dr. Neetu Khajuria
Dental aesthetics play a pivotal role in an individual’s self-confidence and social interactions. Discolorations such as dental fluorosis, as well as structural defects like chipped and…
Dr. Dipasha Sharma
Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs), especially crown fractures and luxations, are prevalent in children and young adults affecting permanent teeth. Successful outcomes hinge on accurate…
Dr. Shalvini Kancha
Anatomical variations in root canal morphology pose significant challenges in endodontic diagnosis and treatment. Premolars, particularly maxillary first premolars, typically exhibit one or…
Dr. K.V.N. Vamseekrishna
Aging is an inevitable biological process that affects every organ in the human body, including the dentition. Teeth undergo a series of physiological and structural changes over time that…
Dr. Pallavi
Effective root canal therapy depends on accurate access cavity preparation, thorough cleaning, proper shaping, and complete obturation. The location of all existing canals in the tooth is…
Dr. Arhana De
Non-vital bleaching, a minimally invasive approach, treats internal tooth staining. Common bleaching agents include hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate. This case report illustrates this…
Dr. Shubham Dalvi
Endo-perio lesions represent a challenging condition in dental practice due to their involvement of both the pulp and periodontal tissues. This review explores various case reports…
Dr. Eva Mishra
Vital pulp therapy procedures like pulpotomy offer a technically simpler and more economical option for management of patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis over conventional root…
Dr. Namrata Mehta
Ribbond fiber represents a modern innovation in dental materials, offering enhanced structural reinforcement for composite restorations, particularly in compromised tooth anatomy…
Dr. Eva Mishra
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into dental sciences is growing rapidly, with applications in education, diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient communication. ChatGPT, a…
Dr. Aishwarya Arya
Utilizing bleaching agents like hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide, this procedure penetrates deep into the tooth structure to break down stubborn discoloration. 1 Whether administered…
Dr. Shubham Dalvi
The integration of CAD/CAM technology in restorative dentistry marks a pivotal evolution in achieving superior anterior aesthetics. This article highlights the benefits of CAD/CAM systems…
Dr. Nikita Gupta
During endodontic treatment many kind of unwanted procedural errors can occur at any stage of treatment. The most common being separation of instrument especially endodontic files, inside…
Dr. Snehil
A composite inlay is a dental restoration used to repair damaged or decayed teeth, typically in cases where a filling would be insufficient, but a crown is unnecessary. It is made from…
Dr. Kancha Shalvini
Endodontic therapy aims to treat infected or damaged pulp tissue, preserving the tooth's function. A common reason for treatment failure is missed canals due to unrecognized anatomical…
Dr. Siddhi Goyal
Dental injuries, especially fractured front teeth, are a frequent issue for children and teens. While less common, complex crown fractures pose a significant challenge for dentists. Our…
Dr. Swati
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of lasers in radiographic periapical healing in endodontic surgery and non-surgical treatment compared to standard or conventional or placebo…
Dr. Sarika Sunil Kalantri
External cervical resorption (ECR) is a destructive and often aggressive dental condition that begins on the external surface of the root, typically apical to the epithelial attachment. Its…
Dr. Rohit Babu
Herbal products are gaining popularity in dental and medical practice nowadays due to their biocompatibility, higher antimicrobial activity, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties…
Dr. Nima W. Mosobi
With advancements in science and technology, there have been remarkable developments in the application of neural networks in dentistry. Artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly…
Dr. Snehil
In addition to traditional approaches, dentists are increasingly integrating physical therapy methods into their clinical repertoire. Ozone therapy in dentistry represents a natural…
Dr. Swati
Apexification is a crucial endodontic procedure utilized in the treatment of immature permanent teeth with necrotic pulp and open apices. This procedure aims to promote the closure of the…
Dr. Ayushi Rawat
“Esthetic dentistry is an art of dentistry in its purest form”. The revolution in esthetic dentistry is attributable to evolution in dental materials as well as techniques. Direct composite…
Dr. Manasi Kewlani
Endodontic retreatment often presents challenges in removing obstructions such as broken instruments, obturation materials, and debris from root canals. Ultrasonic technology has emerged as…
Dr. Renu Rajput
Root canal sealers have several important functions which include sealing off of voids and multiple foramina, patent accessory canals create a bond between the core filling material and the…
Dr. Prinaxy Byxyx
This case series presents a successful application of Ribbond fibers for core build-up in a patient with extensive dental caries. Ribbond fibers, known for their superior mechanical…
Dr. Siddhi Goyal
Endodontic microrobots are amalgamation of robotics and technology that revolutionized dentistry especially endodontics. These microrobots use artificial intelligence and…
Dr. Arjeet Ghosh
Vital tooth bleaching is a transformative cosmetic dental procedure designed to address intrinsic stains and rejuvenate smiles. Utilizing bleaching agents like hydrogen peroxide or…
Dr. Ayushi Rawat
Single-visit endodontics has become a popular treatment option due to its efficiency and effectiveness in managing various endodontic pathologies. This case report presents the successful…
Dr. Siddhi Goyal
Historically, cast-metal posts have been the go-to option for restoring teeth following endodontic treatment before aesthetic rehabilitation. However, due to the challenges associated with…
Dr. Rohit Babu
Rehabilitation of endodontically treated molar still remains a challenge. After endodontic treatment, molars lost their mechanical characteristics. In fact, they became fragile and that is…
Dr. Ayushi Rawat
The adhesive dentistry allowed minimally invasive preparation through direct treatments with composite resin and indirect composite restoration. Various techniques and materials have been…
Dr. Juhi Dubey
This case reports describes the successful non-surgical healing of a periapical lesion and furcal defects in a patient through re-endodontic therapy. The patient presented with a…
Dr. Renu Rajput
The purpose of this case report is to analyze the result of in office vital bleaching. Materials and method included In office vital tooth bleaching done using Pola office. Keywords: Office…
Dr. Rohit Babu
This case report highlights the successful treatment of an Ellis Class II fracture in a young patient's maxillary central incisor using composite resin build-up. The trauma resulted in…
Dr. Siddhi Goyal
Success of endodontic treatment depends on the proper identification of all the canals, thorough chemomechanical preparation followed by three-dimensional obturation with hermetic seal…
Dr. Priyanka Priyadarshni
This case report describes the successful non-surgical healing of a periapical lesion and furcal defects in a patient through endodontic therapy. The patient presented with a symptomatic…
Dr. Renu Rajput
When left untreated for a long time, endodontically treated teeth with the loss of coronal tooth structure can lead to super-eruption, drifting, tilting, and rotation of adjacent and…
Dr. Priya Mishra
Apicoectomy is the excision of the apical portion of the tooth and the attached soft tissues during periapical surgery. 1 The surgery goal is periapical lesion removal and the apical third…
Dr. Rohit Babu
The single discoloured tooth poses an aesthetic dilemma. While several treatment approaches are available, bleaching offers a minimally invasive, aesthetic treatment modality…
Dr. Ayushi Rawat
Endocrown is a restorative option for an endodontically treated tooth, and it serves as a suitable alternative to the conventional post-core restoration and full-coverage restoration. This…
Dr. Renu Rajput
Adults who have a diastema between their maxillary central incisors are frequently thought to have an aesthetic or malocclusion issue. During the mixed dentition, a midline diastema is…
Dr. Priya Mishra
External root resorption is a complex pathological process that affects the integrity of tooth roots, leading to potential tooth loss. Although it is predominantly detected by radiographs…
Dr. Siddhi Goyal
Aim of the Endodontic surgery to remove periapical pathology followed by achieving regeneration of the periodontal tissue and bone. Traumatic injuries to the anterior teeth are one of the…
Dr. Nehali Thakkar
Intrinsic discoloration of a non-vital permanent incisor tooth due to trauma may have a significant esthetic and social impact on children and adolescents. Treatment options for discolored…
Dr. Ayushi Bangari
AIM: The aim of this systematic review is comparative evaluation of Etidronic acid and EDTA solutions in dentinal demineralization and removal of smear layer. METHODS: The study started…
Dr. Naga Mahitha
Endodontically treated teeth are commonly restored with conventional full-coverage crowns. However, this approach often requires significant tooth reduction, which can compromise the…
Dr. Pallabi Sarkar
Use of an apical plug is an alternative treatment for open apices, and this has gained popularity in recent years, employing mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) for optimal results. Here we…
Dr. Sugandha Sati
In daily practice, composites are the materials most commonly used for restorative dentistry. They are used for preventive seals, microinvasive restorations, build-ups and complex direct…
Dr. Akanksha Bhatt
The decision to extract or to retain grossly decayed tooth is not always a straightforward task. In the past decades, compromised teeth were more likely to be extracted and replaced with a…
Dr. Dipshi Ranjan
Root canal therapy significantly reduces the tooth's strength. A post-endodontic restoration is then required to strengthen the tooth. Occlusal loading occurs on teeth as a result of normal…
Dr. Sugandha Sati
Rehabilitation of anterior endodontically treated tooth is a challenging task. Moreover esthetic and functional correction is mandatory. However wide variety of post systems are available…
Dr. Dipshi Ranjan
Periapical lesions develop as sequelae to pulp disease. They often occur without any episode of acute pain and are discovered on routine radiographic examination. It is accepted that all…
Dr. Akanksha Bhatt
Clinicians are frequently challenged by endodontically treated teeth that have obstructions, such as hard impenetrable pastes, separated instruments, silver points or posts in their root…
Dr. Pooja Yadav
Accidents involving the anterior teeth in children and young people frequently result in their visit to the dentist. Choosing the best course of therapy when only one tooth is harmed is…
Dr. Ayushi Bangari
A substantial cosmetic impairment might result from tooth discoloration in the anterior region. Depending on the cause, location, look, and severity of a tooth's discoloration, it may be…
Dr. Rashmi Saini
Due to the benefits, including immediate aesthetics, minimum invasion, cost effectiveness, adhesion to tooth structure, and chair side treatment options, direct anterior composite…
Dr. Ayushi Bangari
A successful endodontic treatment requires clinician sound knowledge on root canal morphology, cleaning, shaping and obturation of the teeth. Mandibular premolars have complex anatomies…
Dr. Sugandha Sati
Irrigation plays a significant role in effective root canal therapy. It has different significant goals, which vary with the type of irrigant being used. The process of irrigation involves…
Dr. Aishwarya Sanjay Awati
Endodontically treated teeth are structurally different from vital teeth; major changes include altered tissue physical characteristics, loss of tooth structure, and possibly also…
Dr. Unnati Nautiyal
The key objective of root canal therapy is to remove microorganisms out of the root canal system to prevent re-infection. 1 Chemomechanical debridement of pulpal tissue, dentin debris and…
Dr. Siddhesh Mokal
One of the consequences of traumatic injury is an uncomplicated crown fracture. Direct composite restorations have become an essential component of modern dental practice as they provide…
Dr. Deepika
Introduction: There are cases in the endodontic treatment which are a real challenge. There are teeth with diferent anatomies of the root canals of diferent teeth and their treatment. There…
Dr. Rishika Luhach
The majority of dental injuries occur between the ages 8 and 11 years; falling accidents in a school environment are very common and are the main cause of dental trauma. Tooth avulsion is…
Dr. Unnati Nautiyal
Usually mandibular first molar have three roots typically that is mesiolingual, mesiobuccal and distal canal. But sometimes the clinician encounters a fourth canal in the same buccolingual…
Dr. Prakriti Kaul
Traumatic injuries to young permanent teeth affect 30% of children. These injuries often result in pulpal inflammation or necrosis and subsequent incomplete development of dentinal wall and…
Dr. Rishika Luhach
OBJECTIVE: After endodontic treatment, an appropriate restorative technique is necessary to ensure adequate coronal seal and longevity of residual dental structure. Restoration with post…
Dr. Madhu Singh
Adequate knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the root canal system are an essential prerequisite for endodontic treatment. Clinicians must be aware of normal as well as complex…
Dr. Rishika Luhach
Root fractures are the fractures of tooth that involve cementum, dentin and pulp. They comprise of 0.5 to 7% of injuries in permanent dentition. Diagnosis is made by clinical and…
Dr. Jitendra Lohar
Endodontic perforation can pose serious complication that may even result in tooth loss. Various materials have been suggested & used to repair the perforation defect that include calcium…
Dr. Bhavya Varshney
Periapical surgical procedures comprise elimination of necrotic and infected tissues, resection of the apical part of the tooth (apicoectomy), and preparation of the apical cavity for the…
Dr. Advaitha Anand
The result of successful endodontic treatment depends on knowledge, correct sight and awareness of root canal anatomy and careful, conservative and meticulously performed cleaning and…
Dr. Unnati Nautiyal
Introduction: There are cases in the endodontic treatment which are a real challenge. There are teeth with diferent anatomies of the root canals of diferent teeth and their treatment…
Dr. Rishika Lahuch
Endodontic therapy involves treating vital and necrotic dental pulps so that patients can retain their natural teeth in function and esthetics. Although successful therapy depends on many…
Dr. Unnati Nautiyal
Apicoectomy is the excision of the apical portion of the tooth and the attached soft tissues during periapical surgery. 1 The surgery goal is periapical lesion removal and the apical third…
Dr. Deepika Rawat
Artificial intelligence, the newer dimension in the tech-savvy world is composed of neural network architecture similar to human brains and mimics human intelligence. Artificial…
Dr. Pallabi Sarkar
The endocrown is a highly promising treatment option for endodontically treated molars. It permits tooth structure to be preserved and it is compatible with the objective of minimally…
Dr. Deepika
Retreatment is common in endodontics. Endodontic failures must be evaluated so a decision can be made among nonsurgical retreatment, surgical retreatment, or extraction. 1,2,3 Improvement…
Dr. Deepika Rawat
Traumatic injuries cause multiple kind of injury to dental and periodontal tissues. Extrusive luxation is caused by the action of oblique forces. It is distinguished by the loosening and…
Dr. Deepika
Apical surgery is considered a standard oral surgical procedure. It is often a last resort to surgically manage a tooth with a periapical lesion that cannot be managed with conventional…
Dr. Unnati Nautiyal
The potential for instrument separation is present during every standard endodontic treatment. This complication can have an enormous impact on the outcome of the treatment, can be an…
Dr. Sneha
The regenerative endodontic procedure (REP) is considered a viable treatment option which can facilitate thickening of dentinal wall, closure of apex, lengthening of tooth as well as its…
Dr. Sarita Bhandari
Rubber dam was introduced as an effective method of isolation in the year 1864 by Dr Sanford Christie Barnum. Isolation of molars for endodontic treatment although the simplest and least…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Posterior composite resin restoration has become a norm among modern dentist, resulting in very few amalgam used in current practice. This is mainly due to patients seeking esthetic…
Dr. Deepika Rawat
The demand for esthetic dentistry has increased continuously and the smile has become an integral part of social attractiveness of a person. 1 Since teeth are an integrated part of facial…
Dr. Sneha
Management of dental caries has progressed immensely with advanced methods of initial caries detection and subsequent restoration with advanced esthetic restorative materials. The…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Dental caries has remained the most immediate problem with no preventable solution as such in dentistry. The oral cavity has a number of microorganisms living in symbiotic harmony. Marked…
Dr. Sakshi Sharma
Introduction: The mesiobuccal root of maxillary molar has generated more research and clinical investigation than any other root. Maxillary molar is the tooth with the largest volume and…
Dr. Karishma Pathak
A tooth may insidiously develop internal root resorption as a chronic inflammatory response where normal pulp tissue gets transformed into clastic giant cells that gradually resorb…
Dr. Abbasali Rangwala
One of the most common causes of endodontic treatment failure is inadequate diagnosis and treatment planning of the treated tooth, including lack of comprehensive knowledge about the…
Dr. Sneha
The need to work under dry conditions, free of saliva, has been recognized for centuries, and the idea of using a sheet of rubber to isolate the tooth dates almost 150 years! The…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
A successful endodontic treatment has to be complemented with an adequate post endodontic restoration to make the pulpless tooth function indefinitely as an integral part of the masticatory…
Dr. Jaya Srivastva
Smile is an important feature of face predicting its attractiveness and need for esthetics will motivate patients to seek dental treatment. 1 Color, shape, and structural and position…
Dr. Muhammad Mutiur Rahman
The legacy of the dentist Sanford C. Barnum was founded on March 15, 1864, when he punched a hole in a sheet of rubber and stretched it over a mandibular molar. That day represented the…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Pulpstones are a group of calcified masses in the dental pulp of healthy, diseased and unerupted teeth. 1 Stones may exist either freely within the pulp tissue or be attached to or embedded…
Dr. Deepika Rawat
Traditionally the gold standard for the restoration of endodontically treated teeth (ETT) has been all metal, metal-ceramic or all-ceramic full coverage crowns. 1 In the recent years…
Dr. Sneha Mann
According to the Glossary of the American Association of Endodontists, resorption is defined as “a condition associated with either a physiologic or a pathologic process resulting in the…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Rubber dam clamps are an essential part of the rubberdam kit ,which helps you retain the rubberdam sheet on the tooth. Innumerable designs of clamps are available in the market, where the…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
An odontogenic cutaneous sinus tract is a narrow opening through the alveolar bone which begins at apical portion of infected tooth or alveolus and extend upto overlying skin. Sinus of…
Dr. Sanjeev Malhotra
The completion of root development and closure of the apex occurs up to 3 years after the eruption of the tooth. The treatment of pulpal injury during this period provides a significant…
Dr. Mansi Luthra
The longevity of endodontically involved teeth has been greatly enhanced by continuing developments made in endodontic and restorative procedures. 1,2 Endodontic treatment saves the tooth…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
In the post covid-19 era, dentists who treat patients using aerosoloziation are at an extremely dangerous risk of inoculation of themselves, their dental assistants and other office staff…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Micro-organisms within the root canal should be eradicated for successful outcome of root canal treatment. Periapical lesions of endodontic origin usually heal by conservative therapy…
Dr. Abbas Ali Rangwala
The Dental operating microscope is a life time investment .It is essential for the operator to know the components and their applications in detail ,this would assist in choosing the…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
American Association of Endodontists defined Calcific Metamorphosis as “A pulpal response to trauma characterised by rapid deposition of hard tissue within the canal space.” This is also…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Aim: To evaluate and compare the effect of thickness of resin composite and presence of enamel as an intervening material on the microhardness of top and bottom layers of cured composite…
Dr. Swati Chhokar
The main aim of endodontic therapy is the elimination of bacteria from the infected root canals and prevention of further reinfection which is mainly achieved by thorough cleaning and…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Perforation is an undesirable communication between pulpal floor or root and periodontium. Present case had large crestal perforation with questionable prognosis. CBCT was used as and…
Dr. Tanvi Paliwal
The primary goal of root canal treatment is to achieve complete obturation of the canals by thorough cleaning and shaping which eliminates microorganism, debris from all the root canals to…
Dr. Neelam Mittal
The Dental operating microscope is an invaluable tool in the operatory. It is a life time investment and requires careful consideration of all the essential features and parameters prior to…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Successful endodontic therapy is largely dependent on a triad of access cavity, canal preparation, and three‑dimensional hermetically sealed obturation of the canals. Canal preparation is…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
The use of dental operating microscope requires the operator to use his/her eyes,hands and maintain a static working posture for extended period of time and the user maintains a rigid body…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Traumatic injuries to a tooth can vary in severity from a simple enamel infraction to a complete ex-articulation of tooth (avulsion). Among these injuries, tooth fracture (crown fractures…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Coronal fractures of the anterior teeth are a common form of dental trauma that mainly affect children and adolescents. One of the options for managing coronal tooth fractures when the…
Dr. Swapnil Chandekar
Dental operating microscope is a life time investment. A knowledge of the possible source of damage to lens with due course of time is essential to the operators. One known cause being…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Aim: To retrieve the broken instrument from an aberrant site surgically with CBCT guided approach. Background: Management of broken or separated endodontic instrument has always been…
Dr. Esha Agarwal
Successful endodontic therapy is largely dependent on a triad of access cavity, canal preparation, and three‑dimensional hermetically sealed obturation of the canals. Canal preparation is…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Hemisection refers to surgical separation of a multi-rooted tooth with the extraction of one root along with the overlying crown. This procedure helps in saving a tooth which otherwise…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Rubber dam application requires a careful study of the clinical situation and planning prior to application of the same. Identify which teeth to include in the operating field for the…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Thorough understanding of anatomical variant of permanent mandibular molars along with canal morphology leads towards successful outcome of root canal treatment. The aim of this paper is to…
Dr. Tanvi Paliwal
As stated by Barrett, “of all the phases of anatomic study in the human system, one of the most complex is that of pulp cavity morphology. 1 A complete knowledge and potential variations in…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
The rubber dam frame reflects the rubber dam sheet and holds it in place,it stabilises and stretches the dam so that it fits tightly around the teeth and gives operator a clear working…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Root canal treatment usually affects the structural integrity of teeth which can be due to caries, iatrogenic cavity preparation and dehydration. Therefore, postendodontic restoration…
Dr. Shweta Tyagi
Among mandibular premolars, First premolars show great variations in its internal anatomy and variations are less common with second premolars. In most of instances the root of mandibular…
Dr. Parul Bansal
An apicoectomy was well defined in 1884 by J. Farrar as “a bold act, which removes the entire cause [of disease] and which will lead to a permanent cure [...] may not be the best in the…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
THE RUBBER DAM RETAINER/CLAMP The rubber dam clamp is a part of the kit which is used to anchor the dam to the tooth in order to isolate the field. The rubber dam clamp needs to engage the…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
An apicoectomy was well defined in 1884 by J. Farrar as “a bold act, which removes the entire cause [of disease] and which will lead to a permanent cure may not be the best in the end, but…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Traumatic dental injuries are prevalent but management with functional and esthetic rehabilitation is a prime concern. Various treatment modalities including fiber post have been explained…
Dr. Tanvi Paliwal
Traumatic injuries commonly affect the anterior teeth leading to slow death of the pulp which result to the formation of periapical cyst by the proliferation of cell rests of Malassez…
Dr. Manisha Bhati
A review of Rubber dam sheets is not complete without a working knowledge of rubber dam and latex allergies The incidence of hypersensitivity reactions to natural rubber latex(NRL)has risen…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Radicular cysts are the most common cystic lesions which affect the jaw. They are most common among all the jaw cysts and comprise about 52% to 68% of the entire cysts which affect the…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Treatment decision with dowel depends on the amount of remaining tooth structure and functional demands that will be placed on the tooth. Teeth with minimal remaining tooth structure…
Dr. Anika Saraswat
The treatment indicated for endodontic lesions with or without involving the apex is root canal treatment. When facing failure, endodontic retreatment is the option of choice, but not even…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
The advantages of rubber dam use as was elaborated in the previous article have led to the use of rubber dam being accepted as a standard of care by professional organizations (European…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Many changes occur to a tooth after root canal treatment, including changes in the physical and chemical properties of dentin, its elasticity, resistance to fatigue, changes in the…
Dr. Abhishek Sharma
Apical surgery is considered often a last resort to treat a tooth with a periapical lesion that cannot be managed with conventional endodontic treatment or retreatment. The goal of apical…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Successful endodontic therapy depends on complete periapical repair and regeneration. In cases where conventional root canal therapy fails to eliminate the lesion, surgery is the last…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
RUBBER DAM A dental dam or rubber dam (sometimes termed "Kofferdam"—from German), designed in the United States in 1864 by Sanford Christie Barnum, is a thin, 6-inch (150 mm) square sheet…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
The invention and application of engine driven or rotary instruments in operative treatment of carious lesions has resulted in removal of considerable tooth structure. Since GV Black in…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Calcium hydroxide is used extensively as an intracanal medicament in various clinical situations such as to promote apexification, to repair perforation, to enhance healing of periapical…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Restoring teeth following root canal therapy can present challenges particularly when significant amounts of tooth structure have been lost. The use of metal or non-metal posts and cores…
Dr. Jaya Srivastava
Periapical lesion is a local response of bone around the apex of tooth that develops after the necrosis of the pulp tissue or extensive periodontal disease. The successful treatment of…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
“You don’t have to take the whole staircase just take the first step” Current age dentistry focuses on conservation .while we are at it, we must realise that longevity of the tooth can be…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
The success of root canal treatment whether surgical or non surgical depends upon the seal ,namely the coronal seal and the apical seal.Surgical endodontic treatment is employed when the…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Management of immature root with a necrotic pulp and apical periodontitis is a challenging task. The infected root canal space cannot be disinfected with the standard protocol. Obturation…
Dr. Anshdeep
With a wide variety of post systems and materials available for the restoration of lost tooth structure of endodontically treated teeth, the clinical decision of which to use constitutes a…
Dr. Abhishek Sharma
The operating microscope and ultrasonics (US) have found indispensable applications in a number of dental procedures in periodontology, to a much lesser extent in restorative dentistry…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Microscopes are an excellent addition to the dental armamentarium. The accessories when added to the microscopes ,improves their function multifold. Accessories offer you the flexibility to…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Iatrogenic furcal perforation is a complication that could lead to endodontic failure. Furcal perforation is usually an undesired complication that can occur during preparation of…
Dr. Anshdeep
DENTAL OPERATING MICROSCOPE Pic courtesy: Sanma Medineers Operating microscopes have been used for more than eighty years in various medical specialties as ophthalmology, otolaryngology…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Many times we come across people who have some white, brown or yellow spots on their teeth and may be opaque-looking tooth enamel, dear friends it is a case of HYPOCALCIFICATION. These…
Dr. Kalpana Sinsinbar
Apexification can be defined as a ,method to induce a clacified barrier in a root with an open apex or the continued apical development of teeth with incomplete roots and a necrotic pulp’…
Dr. Anshdeep
The role of magnification with good illumination is clear to all of us. In my previous article I discussed in detail loupes used in dentistry. This article will focus on how an operator can…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
This paper reports a case of a permanent incisor with crown fracture treated by adhesive fragment re-attachment using fiber post. A 35 year old male patient reported with a chief complaint…
Dr. Aditya Sigh
A root canal is the naturally occurring anatomic space within the root of a tooth. It is composed of pulp chamber (within the crown part) and main canal and its accessory canals in the…
Dr. Kalpana Sinsinbar
Vital pulp therapies aim to maintain tooth vitality, and functionality and to render the tooth asymptomatic. Pulpotomy is a procedure in which the coronal pulp that presumed to be inflamed…
Dr. Himadri Sharma
The role of magnification with good illumination is clear to all of us. PARAMETERS Several parameters influence the successful use of dental loupes. Fixed parameters Adjustable parameters…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
A root canal is the naturally occurring anatomic space within the root of a tooth. It is composed of pulp chamber (within the crown part) and main canal and its accessory canals in the…
Dr.Kalpana Sinsinbar
Vital pulp therapies aim to maintain tooth vitality, and functionality and to render the tooth asymptomatic. Pulpotomy is a procedure in which the coronal pulp that presumed to be inflamed…
Dr.Himadri Sharma
The role of magnification with good illumination is clear to all of us. In this article I shall attempt to simplify The Dental Loupes and acquaint with the terminologies used with them…
Dr.Pavana Kamath
The purpose of this study is to detect and negotiate accessory mesial and distal canal in mandibular first molar and gain insight of anatomic variations in mandibular teeth, necessary for a…
Dr. Shallu Maggo
Often considered an enigma to the endodontist, the mandibular first premolar with dual canals dividing at various levels of the root can generate complex mechanical problems. This case…
Dr. Jaya Srivastava
Endodontic treatment of a pulpless tooth with periapical radiolucency of a considerable size either cyst or granuloma always has a question of success. For such cases, earlier the…
Dr.Annil Dhingra
The biggest problem most dentists face is the decision to invest in magnification and recovery on investment .In my previous article i have discussed how the role of magnification in…
Dr. Pavana Kamath
Dental practitioners are often faced with the task of restoring endodontically treated teeth. Root canal treatment is usually the consequence of caries followed by pulpal infection or…
Dr. Abhishek Sharma
The main goal of root canal treatment is either to prevent or treat apical periodontitis.If a periapical lesion develops or fails to heal after primary root canal treatment, the primary…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
From time immemorial man has been in continuous pursuit to see things far smaller than can be seen with normal vision. During the 1st century AD, glass had been invented and the Romans were…
Dr.Pavana Kamath
Odontogenic extraoral cutaneous sinus tract is a rare clinical presentation. They possess diagnostic challenge because of the asymptomatic teeth associated with it and patient seeks medical…
Dr. Neelam Mittal
The endocrown is indicated for the endodontic restoration of severely damaged molars. The main objective is to achieve a bonded biomimetic reconstruction, i.e., minimally invasive of root…
Dr. Jaya Srivastava
Variations in the dental anatomy are found in all teeth. An interesting example of anatomic variation seen in two-rooted mandibular molar is the presence of third root. When this additional…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Over the past years esthetic dentistry has shown considerable progress leading to the development of a number of improved restorative materials (1)Numerous direct restorative materials are…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Introduction: Reattachment of the fractured anterior tooth is a highly conservative and aesthetic treatment that has gained popularity nowadays.The reattachment of the crown fragment to the…
Dr. Shilpa Arora
Discoloration of the tooth results from trauma, loss of vitality, endodontic treatment, and restorative procedures. 1 The remnants of the blood stain consequent to trauma or incomplete…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
A thorough understanding of root canal anatomy and morphology is required for achieving high levels of success in endodontic treatment. Failure to recognize variations in root or root canal…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
A case is reported documenting successful treatment of fractured mesiobuccal root of a maxillary left first molar. Surgical endodontic therapy was performed along with root amputation of…
Dr. Suresh Kumar Pandey
Success of endodontic therapy depends on the complete cleaning and shaping of the root canal systems, tridimensional obturation, and proper coronary sealing. For that purpose, the knowledge…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Chemomechanical preparation of the root canal includes both mechanical instrumentation and antibacterial irrigation, and is principally directed toward the elimination of micro-organisms…
Dr. Mandar Primprikar
AIM : To discuss the clinical and radiological outcome of a procedure in an immature tooth with a necrotic pulp using platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), a second-generation platelet concentrates…
Dr. Sonal Bansal
Maxillary incisors are the most frequently injured teeth in the primary and permanent dentition. Stage of adolescence show a significant number of dental injuries as they engage in contact…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Provision ofinnovative treatment solutions to various problems has always been the motto of medical scientific brains. Dentistry is no exception to this endeavor. The acceptance ofadvances…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Today the face of endodontics has totally changed with the evolution of newer techniques, instruments, materials and better understanding of canal anatomy. In addition to this single visit…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
The services of a restorative dentist and an endodontist are often desirable for the successful treatment outcomes by a prosthodontist. Rarely are crowns or fixed partial dentures…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Q.1- What is smear layer in Endodontics and what is its clinical significance? It is a layer as a result of rasping action of any endodontic file. Any metallic instrument ( rotating or…
Dr. Mandar Pimprikar
Customized glass fiber post that is well adjusted into the root canal and have mechanical properties similar to those of dentin may be suitable treatment for severely compromised teethThis…
Dr. Neha Dhaded
Obtaining a correct working length is critical to the success of endodontic therapy. The aim of this clinical study was to compare the effect of working length determination using…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
The primary goal of dental treatment is the maintenance of the natural dentition in health and for optimum comfort , function and esthetic. Periapical infections should be initially treated…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
We are in the world of rotary Nickel Titanium instruments. We found all the canals, the cleaning and shaping are going well, and all of a sudden you feel a snap, and your rotary file breaks…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Cleaning and Shaping of the root canal system are among the most important phases of endodontic treatment because they ease pain and eliminate debris and bacterial pathogens. The most…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Aims and objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of extra roots in mandibular first molars, their gender and side-related differences aided with cone beam computed…
Dr. Poonam
Dental practitioners are often faced with the task of restoring endodontically treated teeth. Root canal treatment is usually the consequence of caries followed by pulpal infection or…
Dr. Kajal Agarwal
Posterior composite restorations are widespread used in todays dentistry. They are a popular material of choice . Despite various developments and improvements in the material , and the…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
The advancement in dentistry showers a lot of conservative approaches that provide the opportunity for patients to maintain their functional dentition for decades or life time. Hemisection…
Dr. Neelam Mittal
Traditionally, clinical examination with dental mirror and probe has been used for caries diagnosis. However, the validity of such probing has been criticized as the variations in fissure…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Have you ever thought about why some people are so resistant to change? Why when faced with change we immediately turn into two-year-olds and say things like, “That’s not how we used to do…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
Traumatized anterior teeth need quick esthetic and functional repair. Esthetic requirements of anterior teeth require the use of composite materials which, in the most complex cases, can be…
Dr. Nidhi Sharma
Dr. Herbert Schilder used the title, "Predictably Successful Endodontics," to describe In the most simple and direct way longterm treatment success that is not only possible, but…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
Preparation of root canal system includes both enlargement and shaping of the complex endodontic space together with its disinfection . To fulfil these requirements, a variety of manual…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
Successful endodontic treatment depends on a series of sequential procedures including shaping and cleaning of the root canal system. Biggest engima for an endodontist is the separation of…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
. INTRODUCTION Dens invaginatus (DI), commonly known as dens in dente, is a developmental anomaly resulting from invagination in the surface of a tooth crown before calcification has…
Dr.Shikha Singh
The successful endodontic treatment depends on complete knowledge about root canal morphology and its possible anatomic variations. The majority of mandibular canines has one root and root…
Dr. Ankit Sharma
In endodontics, sometimes clinical situations demands use of the advanced imaging techniques which improve the diagnostic yield and assist clinical management. COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY Computed…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Biodentine™ is new bioactive cement with dentin-like mechanical properties, which can be used as a dentin substitute on crowns and roots. It has a positive effect on vital pulp cells and…
Dr. Sonal Bansal
Diagnosis, treatment planning and clinical outcome assessment in endodontics depend to a large extent on radiographic examinations. Conventional periapical radiographs, either captured on…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Radicular cysts are the most common odontogenic cystic lesions of inflammatory origin and are managed either by surgical enucleation or by marsupialization. This article aims to report a…
Dr. Bharatendu Kawatra
Thorough knowledge of root canal morphology is essential for the endodontic therapy. There are rare variations in canal number and configuration in maxillary molars, which could affect…
Dr. Anupama Pradhan
The minor constriction of the apical foramen should ideally be maintained at its initial size and position after bio mechanical cleaning and shaping procedures. Best endodontic results can…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Traumatic dental injuries are a common occurrence. Numerous treatment options are available for restoring such a tooth. Careful examination of tooth, tooth fragments and fracture line are…
Dr.Preet Kanwal Kaur Atwal
This paper reports a case of a permanent incisor with crown fracture treated by adhesive fragment re-attachment using fiber post. A 35 year old male patient reported with a chief complaint…
Dr. Jasmeet Kaur
MinIWW(N) Minimal initial horizontal dimension N-mm short of working length (WL) MinIWW0 Minimal initial horizontal dimension at WL MinIWW1 Minimal initial horizontal dimension 1-mm short…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
Dental caries approaching pulp, leads to irreversible pulpits. This can further lead to small to moderate cyst, granuloma or similar periapical pathology. In this report non surgical…
Dr. Sayma Memon
An awareness and thorough knowledge of internal and external root canal morphology contribute to the successful root canal treatment. Usually mandibular molars have two roots with three…
Dr. Farhat Nishat
Root canal shaping is one of the most important steps in canal treatment. It is essential to determine the efficacy of all subsequent procedures, including chemical disinfection and root…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is a material that has been used successfully in many clinical applications, such as apical barriers in teeth with immature apices, repair of root…
Dr. Panna Mangat
Technological development has enabled root canal treatment to become a painless, faster and safer procedure than it was before, providing patients with a greater satisfaction and comfort…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
A Successful Endodontic treatment is not Game Over! Abstract There is a preponderance of literature assessing and comparing the advantages and drawbacks of post endodontic restorative…
Dr.Vinnie Mehta
Root canal treatment of teeth with necrosis (gangrene) and with evident, chronic radiographically visible periapical lesion (apical periodontitis). These cases are considered infectious…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
The success of endodontic treatment depends entirely on precise, proper execution of preparation of access cavity. An access cavity that has been prepared improperly in terms of position…
Dr. Ashwini. B.S
The metallurgical properties of the commonly used instruments in our clinics are often overlooked and not clearly understood. We buy our instruments according to how efficiently the…
Dr. Shariq Kadri
The technological development involving treatment of root canals has elevated the endodontic specialty over the few years to a level of technical uniqueness not seen in its entire history…
Dr. Annil Dhingra
One of the most frequent endodontic mishaps is the separation of the endodontic instrument in the root canal. It often results from incorrect use or overuse. A fractured instrument inside a…
Dr. Bharatendu Kawatra
I first heard about SAF when Dr Stephen Cohen visited India in November 2010. He said it is a new concept and that they were still evaluating it. I then heard Ajinkya Pawar’s lecture on SAF…
Dr Ripal K Kotak
Introduction: Internal root resorption is a rare condition in permanent teeth that poses challenges if the resorption extends beyond the confines of the root and reinforcement is indicated…
Dr. Sukhwant Singh Yadav
Taurodontism can be defined as a change in tooth shape caused by the failure of the Hertwig’s epithelial sheath diaphragm to invaginate at the proper horizontal level. An enlarged pulp…
Dr. Amit Sashte
The complexity of the root canal system of maxillary molars presents a constant challenge to the clinician, as the dentist must have a thorough knowledge of root canal morphology, careful…
Dr. Abhishek Mehta
In everyday practice, the general practitioner sometimes sees cases of subgingival trauma or carious lesions. Possible therapeutic options include extraction and prosthetic restoration (by…
Dr. Vipul Srivastava
Rampant caries is acute onset and rapidly progressive disease, leading to functional, esthetic and psychological disturbances of the patient. Improper feeding habits, low socioeconomic…
Dr Sajid Ali
Iatrogenic furcation perforations can occur during root canal treatment or preparing a canal for a post. Furcal- floor may also be perforated accidentally during access opening…
Dr. Debojyoti Das
Teeth are vertebrate organs that arise from complex and progressive interactions between an ectoderm, the oral epithelium and an underlying mesenchyme. A significant amount of research has…
Dr. Bonny Koul
Horizontal intra alveolar root fractures are rare in comparison to other types of injuries and the reported prevalence in the literature is between 0.5% and 7%. Fracture occurs often in the…
Dr. Akansha Malik
Immature teeth with necrotic pulp and periapical lesion are difficult to treat via conventional endodontic therapy. Numerous procedures and materials have been utilized to induce root-end…
Dr.Tina Puthen Purayil
During root canal preparation procedures, the potential for instrument breakage is always present. When instrument breakage occurs, it leads to anxiety of the clinician and as well as a…
Dr Annil Dhingra
The study investigated the dynamics of temperature changes on the outer surface of the tooth root during root canal obturation using continuous wave technique. Established the safety of…
Dr.Nikolaev A.I
The aim of this work was to manage the case of horizontal root fracture at the level of middle third in maxillary anterior region. The patient reported to the department one and a half year…
Dr. Hansraj Siani
C-shaped root canals are frequently observed anatomic variations in mandibular second molars. Owing to the complex and variable presentation of C-shaped canals, the clinician often faces…
Dr. Anjali Miglani
The present case report describes the clinical diagnosis and management of two cases with complicated coronal fracture. In both the cases the initial pulpal exposure was present and the…
Dr. Alpa Gupta
Introduction: Perforation repair is a fairly common endodontic procedure. The aim of this case report was to present a case of perforation repair with Biodentine as a repair material …
Dr Annil Dhingra
Intrusive luxation of permanent teeth has great psychologic impact on both parents and children and presents clinical challenge for the dentist. Considering the degree of severity of the…
Dr. Mitali Jain
While undertaking endodontic procedures, perforations can occur.These accidents are defined as unfortunate events taking place while performing endodontic therapy. Some of these events are…
Dr. Charu Dayal
Nearly 50 years after the first dental laser was created, lasers have finally found their way onto the shelves of dental clinics. A perceived mysterious technology, whose most dramatic use…
Dr. Niladri Maiti
The use of rotary file systems for endodontic retreatment is an efficient method. Reciproc Single File System(VDW) is one of them which is used both for the biomechanical preparation and…
Dr. Ruchi Gupta
One of the advances in the field of Endodontics in recent years is the introduction of Bioceramic Technology. There are many advantages of Bioceramics in Endodontics and these are…
Dr. Charu Dayal
Intentional reimplantation is a procedure in which tooth extraction is performed followed by reinsertion of the extracted tooth into its own socket after performing the desired procedure…
Dr. Anil K Tomer
This case report describes the surgical management of persistent periapical lesions present in relation to mandibular molars due to non-retrievable endodontic overfills and outcome after…
Dr. Sajid Ali
Introduction: Perforation repair is a fairly common endodontic procedure. The aim of this article was to present a case of perforation repair with endosequence root repair material a six…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
Immature teeth with necrotic pulp and periapical lesion are difficult to treat via conventional endodontic therapy. Numerous procedures and materials have been utilized to induce root-end…
Dr.Tina Puthen Purayil
Thorough cleaning and shaping is the key to successful endodontic treatment. Complete understanding of anatomy and morphology of root canal system is very important factor to achieve this…
Dr. Abhijit B. Vajramushti
The C-shaped canal is an aberration of root canal morphology having ethnic predilection. The main reason for endodontic failure is inability to detect these unusual variants. The purpose of…
Dr. Isha Tomar
The success of an endodontic therapy depends on locating all the canals, their thorough debridement and obtaining a fluid tight seal. Mandibular molars with aberrant root canal anatomies…
Dr. Ajinkya M Pawar
Trauma to the face comprises 5% of all injuries. Approximately 0.5-16% of traumatic injuries to the permanent anterior dentition results in tooth avulsion. Reimplantation refers to the…
Dr. Mittal Neelam
Anatomical variations like the supernumerary roots are an acknowledged characteristic in permanent molars and can pose great challenges to the clinician. Radiographs aid in identiï¬cation…
Dr. Meenu Dhiman
Furcal perforation is an undesired complication that can occur during access cavity preparation or exploring canal orifice of multi-rooted teeth. Scantiness of the repair materials has been…
Dr. Seema Dixit
This case report describes the treatment of a mandibular premolar with incomplete root formation accompanied by pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis caused by dens evaginatus, in which…
Dr. Utpal Kumar Das
Peripheral ossifying fibroma is defined as a non- neoplastic enlargement of gingiva that is classified as a reactive hyperplastic inflammatory lesion 1. The synonyms of POF are peripheral…
Dr. Sonu Punia
Electronic apex locators are considered an accurate tool for determining the working length. Studies have reported that its use resulted in a higher quality of obturation length control and…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
The increased incidence of traumatic injuries to anterior teeth is a consequence of leisure and sports activities. Crown fractures of the permanent dentition comprise the most frequent form…
Dr. R.S. Kang
Background: Non- carious cervical lesions are now recognised to be multifactorial. These lesions cause structural undermining of the tooth, plaque retention, sensitivity, estheticissues…
Dr. Ritu Sharma
Use of Microscope in the field of medical science is not new. Introduction of Dental Operating Microscope (DOM) in Endodontics has changed the field completely and started a new era of…
Dr Abhishek Mahajan
Clinicians often face challenges related to the replantation of the avulsed teeth. Though the risk of progressive replacement resorption and subsequent tooth loss is high after a long dry…
Dr. Gaurav Bhardwaj
Knowledge of maturation status of a child plays an important role in the diagnosis, treatment planning and eventual outcome of the treatment. The main object of this clinical study is to…
Dr. Shally Mahajan
One of the clinically relevant problems dentists face when restoring endodontically treated teeth is the mismatch between fiber post and post space diameters in teeth with compromised…
Dr. Huma Iftekhar
Knowledge of the internal dental morphology is a complex and extremely important point for planning and performing of endodontic treatment. This paper highlights a series of three cases on…
Dr. C.S Karumaran
Correct treatment begins with a correct diagnosis and arriving at a correct diagnosis requires knowledge, skill and art. diagnosis is arguably the most critical component of all medical and…
Dr. Shweta Dwivedi
Out of every 100 endodontically treated cases, 10% are failures .Every clinician encounters with a retreatment case in their dental practice. They are regularly confronted with different…
Dr. Anil Dhingra
Because of the socioeconomic status of the patients, direct resin composite laminate veneers were used to improve the esthetics of their maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth. Laminate…
Dr. Niladri Maiti
The success of endodontic therapy is solidly based on efficient disinfection of the root canal system. Disinfection of root canal through use of laser radiation has been demonstrated by…
Dr. V. K. Srivastava
The success of root canal treatment is based on total elimination of root canal content, thorough cleaning, shaping and obturation of root canal system. For the success of endodontic…
Dr. Keyur P. Chande
Management of mid root fractures presents a formidable challenge for clinicians because of the difficulty of achieving a stable reunion of fracture fragments. Root fractures in permanent…
Dr. Shikha Jaiswal
Taurodontism is a type of variation in tooth morphology that occurs predominantly in molars and it refers to change in tooth shape caused by the failure of Hertwig’s epithelial sheath…
Dr. Mohita Dhingra
The prevention or healing of endodontic pathology depends on a through chemo-mechanical cleansing and shaping of the root canals before a dense root canal filling with a hermetic seal. An…
Dr. Satyendra Agarwal
The combined field of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics makes the clinician accountable for not only treating the lesions but also providing functional and esthetic rehabilitation for…
Dr. Shalya Raj
The advent of fiber posts has enhanced the quality of the treatment of endodontically treated teeth by increasing the retention and distributing the stress along the root in order to reduce…
Dr. Smita Singh
Human mandibular canines do not present an internal anatomy as simple as could be expected; there are such canines with a single root and two canals, two roots or fused roots. The existence…
Dr. Shikha Jaiswal
Dens invaginatus is a developmental disturbance of teeth. The clinical importance of dens invaginatus results from the risk of pulpal disease. It can be detected clinically as well as…
Dr. Vivian Flourish D
The clinical decision as to whether an endodontically treated tooth requires a post and a crown poses a challenge to dental practitioners. The longevity of endodontically involved teeth has…
Dr. Ajai Gupta
Coronal fractures of the anterior teeth are a common form of dental trauma that mainly affects children and adolescents. One of the options for managing coronal tooth fractures when the…
Dr. Utpal Kumar Das
The development of glass fiber reinforced with composite technology has created a new era in metal-free adhesive dentistry. Conservative chair side bridges can be fabricated by acid etching…
Dr. R. Mensudar
The clinical decision as to whether an endodontically treated tooth requires a post and a crown poses a challenge to dental practitioners. The longevity of endodontically involved teeth has…
Dr.Ajal Gupta
Mineral Trioxide Aggregate is a biocompatible material, capable of providing a biological seal in open apices cases. Its use has also been recommended for cases such as pulp capping…
Dr. Sachin Gupta
Furcal perforation is a significant complication that occurs while preparing endodontic access cavity and negotiating root canals in multi-rooted teeth. Mineral trioxide aggregate MTA…
Dr. Md. Irfan Ansari
Primary goal of caries prevention program should be to reduce the numbers of cariogenic bacteria. Prevention should start with a consideration of overall resistance of the patient to…
Dr. Gary Ignatius
Optimally, diseases should be prevented and if present treated, at an early stage to minimize their impact and severity, in the least invasive and most effective way. This applies as much…
Dr. Shweta Dwivedi
An ounce of prevention is better than pounds of cure. That’s what dental health care workers spend their day telling their patients, but it also applies to working conditions that can cause…
Dr. Satyabrat Banerjee
The root canal treatment of mandibular molar can be technically challenging as the management of complex anatomy requires a lot of understanding, patience and perseverance. The present case…
Dr. Navin Mishra
Conservative treatments like, pulpotomy, is a dental procedure that preserves the vitality of pulpal tissue, and calcium hydroxide has been used for many years as a capping material. It has…
Dr. Sanjay Miglani
Enterococcus faecalis is a micro-organism that can survive extreme challenges. Its pathogenicity ranges from life threatening diseases in compromised individuals to less severe conditions…
Dr. Amarnath Shenoy
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