INTRODUCTION An important consideration in endodontic treatment is the elimination of microorganisms, including fungi, from the complex three- dimensional root canal system. Candida Albicans (CA) has a major role in endodontic treatment failure as the most important fungus isolated from the root canal system. The present study was carried out to evaluate the presence of CA in the teeth requirin...

The association of granuloma annulare and some neoplasms is controversial. However, there is an increase in the number of case reports and relevant studies supporting the conceptof granuloma annulare being associated with certain types of hematologic neoplasms and solid tumors.Herein, we describe a 54-year-old woman with a 20-month history of generalized annular lesions that did not respond to ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence for periapical implant lesion, which makes a patient more susceptible to the periapical lesion, frequency, symptoms, signs (including radiological findings) and possible treatment options. MATERIAL AND METHODS A systematic literature review and analysis of publications included in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane; articles pub...

The aim of this study was to accomplish quantitative measurement of tissue levels of collagenases (MMP-1, 8 and 13) in chronic inflamed tissues (pulp and periapical lesions), as well as to determine the dependence between collagenase level and the degree of tissue destruction of examined material. Chronic periapical tissues were collected by periapical surgery from 50 teeth with clinically and ...

The case reports describes non surgical healing in periradicular lesions.A conservative approach with 5.25% sodium hypochlorite was used for irrigation, and calcium hydroxide was used for the intra-canal dressing and 2% chlorohexidine as a final irrigant. Periapical healing was observed 1 month after obturation and continued in the 12-month recall. This report confirms that the large size of a ...

With dawn of era of minimal intervention in dentistry, surgical management of periapical lesions become controversial. Non-surgical or conservative management of periapical lesions not only cause less trauma to the tissues, but also promote faster and less eventful healing. This paper presents successful management of a periapical lesion in a 14 year old male child with calcium hydroxide paste ...

Periapical surgery aims to remove periapical pathology to achieve complete wound healing and regeneration of bone and periodontal tissue. Platelet rich fibrin (PRF) is a wonderful tissue engineering product and has gained much popularity due to its promising results in wound healing by bone induction. The features of this product are an attribute of platelet cells, which, after cellular interac...

Epidemiology is the study of disease distribution and factors determining or affecting it. Likewise, endodontic epidemiology can be defined as the science of studying the distribution pattern and determinants of pulp and periapical diseases; specially apical periodontitis. Although different study designs have been used in endodontics, researchers must pay more attention to study designs with h...