BACKGROUND: General dental practitioners provide the majority of endodontic treatment in Jordan. The aim of this study was to gather information on the methods, materials and attitudes employed in root canal treatment by dentists in North Jordan, in order to evaluate and improve the quality of current practice. METHODS: A questionnaire was posted to all registered general dental practitioners w...

3D cleaning, shaping and obturation of root canals has always been the desired goal of endodontic treatment which in many cases is difficult to attain. The introduction of NiTi rotary files made a major change in endodontic practice, making treatment easier, safer and faster. Nevertheless, after 16 years of intensive development, most of these instruments still share several drawbacks, the majo...

The complex anatomy of the root canal system takes up many configurations and variations are not uncommon. A clinician should be aware of the normal, so as to recognize these aberrations in the anatomy. Successful root canal therapy is achieved by thorough shaping and cleaning of the root canal system followed by obturation of the radicular space. The aim of the present article is to describe a...

Background: Students at pre clinical level Fatima Jinnah Dental College are taught root canal treatment on endodontic typodonts. Technical quality of the treatments performed by these students was assessed to determine success teaching methodology and reinforcement tooth morphology concepts. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, obturation 20 anterior 30 posterior typodonts were evaluated...

Objective: The goal of endodontic treatment is to eliminate bacteria and their products from the root canal. Bacteria are main etiological factors pulpal periapical diseases. Chemomechanical preparation administration canal medicaments cannot completely in system, especially Enterococcus faecalis, which have high resistancy, therefore, an ideal obturation material required. Adequate filling qua...

Introduction. Good physicochemical properties of endodontic materials are one the main preconditions for successful treatment. Modern expected to have good adhesiveness, stability and low solubility in order enable high-quality permanent obturation root canal. The aim this study was test vitro degree two materials: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) Gutta Flow. Materials methods. - MTA (Angelus) ...

INTRODUCTION The apical constriction (AC) has been a traditional landmark as an end point of canal preparation and obturation. However, the morphology and incidence of this structure have not been definitively determined. The purpose of this study was to determine these factors by using a noninvasive technology, micro-computed tomography. METHODS Forty extracted maxillary molar palatal roots ...

BACKGROUND The incidence of dentinal defects may influence the outcome of root canal treatment. The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare the incidence of dentinal defects following root canal obturation with two different techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 110 mesial roots of human mandibular first molars were selected. Twenty-seven roots were left unprepared as negative ...

INTRODUCTION Endodontic treatment in pulpless immature teeth is challenging due to the lack of an apical stop. Insertion of an apical plug is an alternative to conventional long-term apexification with calcium hydroxide. The aim of this study was to compare the apical microleakage of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and calcium-enriched mixture (CEM) cement as apical plugs with three different ...