he 19 meeting of Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation (APEC) was held from 5 till 8 of April, 2017 at Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, India encompassing more than 1900 participants from 40 countries. The theme of the congress was "Preserve to Stillness" “An endodontist is the cardiac and neurosurgeon for the tooth. No other specialty involves as much focus, depth of involvement or may we say,...

OBJECTIVE Aim of the study was to determined by microcomputed tomography (µCT) the horizontal distance between the main (MB1) and the second mesiobuccal canal (MB2) orifices, the vertical distance between the MB1 and MB2 orifices planes, and the distance between the anatomic apex and major apical foramen (AF). Furthermore, we characterized the entire internal and external anatomy of the MB, dis...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to obtain information about senior dental students' perceptions and self-confidence levels regarding endodontic practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Anonymous survey forms were handed out to senior students at Yeditepe University, Faculty of Dentistry. The students were asked to score their level of confidence using a 5-point scale and comment about future prac...

AIM The aim of this case report is to emphasize the importance of an early diagnosis of Gardner's syndrome through the detection of lesions appearing in the oral and maxillofacial area as well as to present two cases of the disease. BACKGROUND Gardner's syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by gastrointestinal polyps that develop in the colon as well as in the stomach and up...

To cite: Shah KM. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-008958 DESCRIPTION Dentinogenesis imperfecta (DI) is a genetically determined developmental defect of dentine. It is broadly grouped into three categories: type I: the dental manifestation of osteogenesis imperfect, type II: classical hereditary opalescent dentine and type III: Brandywine isol...

OBJECTIVE Commissioned by the German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI) the Austrian Health Institute (ÖBIG) prepared a HTA report on the long-term effectiveness of endodontic treatment (root canal treatment, RCT) of molars. The focus is to examine factors influencing the outcome of endodontic treatment and showing their impact on long-term results. Additionally, economi...

INTRODUCTION Periapical surgery is the last resort in the arsenal of an endodontist to effectively deal with periapical lesions that result from necrosis of the pulp. Bone grafts, growth factors and membranes form an array of regenerative materials that influence the healing outcome of periapical surgery. PRESENTATION OF CASE The main purpose of the two cases reported here was to assess the p...

During endodontic therapy, cleaning of root canals is performed using endodontic files and auxiliary chemical substances, and it is important that the endodontist be familiar with the instruments used in daily practice. This study evaluated, under scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the quality of the surface finishing of unused rotary endodontic instruments. Fifty sizes 20, 25 and 30 rotary fi...

AIM To determine the probability of the incidence, intensity, duration and triggering of post-endodontic pain, considering factors related to the patient (age, gender, medical evaluation) and to the affected tooth (group, location, number of canals, pulp vitality, preoperative pain, periapical radiolucencies, previous emergency access, presence of occlusal contacts with antagonist). METHODOLO...