1Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, M R Ambedkar Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; 2Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodonics, Bhabha College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; 3Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodonics, R K D F Dental College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; 4Reader, De...

Chemical auxiliary substances (CAS) are essential for a successful disinfection and cleanness of the root canals, being used during the instrumentation and if necessary, as antimicrobial intracanal medicaments. Different CAS have been proposed and used, among which sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), chlorhexidine (CHX), 17% EDTA, citric acid, MTAD and 37% phosphoric acid solution. CHX has been used i...

Oncology nurses play a pivotal role in the care of patients receiving chemotherapy and are in a prime position to facilitate better care of patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). However, to do so, they must be kept well apprised of the most recent guidelines, the latest developments in CINV therapy, and the expanding knowledge of CINV pathophysiology. In April 2...

?ld to the intelligent nurse of the present, and for their still further improvement the new edition of Mental Nursing is specially adapted. The sections on Elementary Anatomy and Physiology and First Aid have been omitted, and replaced by others of more immediate value. The book now forms a sound guide for the treatment of the insane from the practical nursing Point of view, and as such it can...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the pattern of clinical pathway management upon the healthcare nursing for patients who were diagnosed with malignant tumors. Methods: A total of 186 intern nurses were recruited and randomly divided into the control (n=90) and clinical pathway groups (n=96). In the control group, all the intern nurses received traditional teaching management, and their coun...

Aim To review on various pulp protecting agents in endodontics and analyse the uses, purposes, standard and recent advancement

With the appearance of more in vivo and ex vivo publications, methacrylate based resin sealers are becoming more popular in endodontics. Their ease of use and favorable clinical performance offer an attractive alternative to conventional endodontics. This article reviews the development of resin-based sealers and biocompatibility tests. The many, mostly opposing views are analyzed to put what h...

Endodontic treatment of a tooth in its present state offers a high degree of success for most cases, but it leaves the tooth in a physiologically “dead” state. Regenerative endodontics is an emerging field which is trying to regenerate natural tissues associated with the tooth generated by nature. This article reviews the present status of regenerative endodontics, why is it important to regene...

INTRODUCTION This paper sought to determine the levels of evidence associated with treatment for specific diagnostic categories and the prognosis of treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review of the literature was conducted using MEDLINE, PubMed, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Database. The Journal of Endodontics, International Journal of Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Patholo...

Endodontics is currently in the midst of its own revolution. After this discipline is recognized as a specialty, the technological advances were made routinely. The advent of Nickle titanium files, rotary instrumentation, radiovisiography, endoscope and clinical microscope have changed the way in which the endodontics is practiced. This progress has increased both productivity and quality of ca...