A ques t i onna i r e was sent to endodon t i s t s t h r o u g h o u t the Uni t ed States to s u r v e y the i r op in ions abo u t o n e a p p o i n t m e n t e n d o d o n t i c the rapy . T h e 71% response ind ica ted that a grea ter n u m b e r of endodon t i s t s are prac t ic ing o n e a p p o i n t m e n t t h e r a p y b u t in o n l y a few specific si tuations. Results of oneand m...

The authors regret that several corrections were not made before final publication. They are marked in bold: last sentence under the heading “Immature Teeth,” should read: “Clinical situations may necessitate endodontic intervention immature teeth pulp necrosis, with and without AP, exposure loss of vitality, irreversible pulpitis/coronal pulpitis.” fourth “Pulp Necrosis AP” “The tissue also ha...

objective: the aim of this in vitrostudy was to evaluate the effect of the type of solvent in silane solution on microtensile bond strength of fiber posts to composite resin cores af-ter application of 24% hydrogen peroxide. materials and methods: eighteen white fiber posts, immersed in 24% hydrogen peroxide were divided into three groups (n=6). in the group a post surfaces were silanized with ...

This study was done to evaluate new manufactured rotary spreaders one made from stainless steel material and second from nickel titanium and compared them with conventional finger spreader for their affect on the amount of gutta percha (in mg) that can be applied to fill the root canal and evaluation of apical extension of first, second, third and fourth auxiliary gutta percha cones for the sta...

Resin blocks conta in ing s imula ted roo t canal spaces were c o m p a r e d with ext rac ted tee th as mode ls for measu r ing the eff ic iency of endodon t i c d e b r i d e m e n t with hand ins t rumenta t ion , u l t rasonica t ion , or a c o m b i n a t i o n of bo th techniques . Canal spaces were filled with r ad io i so tope l aden gelatin, and the loss of radioact iv i ty was measu r...

9 The cel lular compos i t i on of 33 solid and cystic periapical g r an u lo m as was quant i t a ted by a differential m o r p h o m e t r i c technique . Macrophages were the p r e d o m i n a n t i n f l ammato ry cell, fo l lowed in descending numer ica l o rde r by lymphocy te s , p lasma ceils, and neutrophi ls . I n f l ammato ry cells compr i sed sl ightly more than half the fo rmed e ...

Editorial The introduction and success of dental implants has had positive results for many patients but has also caused turmoil in the treatment planning arena. The advent of implants as a predictable clinical treatment modality has modified the traditional endodontic treatment planning paradigm. Previously, patients having a tooth at risk were evaluated by a generalist or sent to an endodon-t...