Practical clinical endodontics

Regeneration and Repair in Endodontics—A Special Issue of the Regenerative Endodontics—A New Era in Clinical Endodontics

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...

CLINICAL ARTICLES Single-visit Endodontics: A Clinical Study

The concept of doing total endodontic treatment of a tooth in a single visit is not new. However, most accepted techniques in current use stress multi-visit procedures. As a result, schools concentrate upon teaching a multi-visit concept, leaving most dental students with an impression that is carried over into practice; namely, that this is the only acceptable treatment modality. Many clinicia...

Clinical decision making in restorative dentistry, endodontics, and antibiotic prescription.

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....

Quantitative Dengue Test: Is it Practical for Clinical Practice?

Practical Clinical Biochemistry