Endodontics Articles

• Choosing an Endodontic Post System

  Leendert (Len) Boksman, DDS, BSc, FADI, FICD, Gildo Coelho Santos, Jr., DDS, MSc, PhD, Manfred Friedman, BDS, BChD
  Inside Dentistry - October 2013

  Making an informed decision about product design

• A Closer Look at Nickel-Titanium Root Canal Enlargement

  James L. Gutmann, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - August 2013

  Sophisticated instruments can rise to the challenges of demanding root canal procedures

• Endodontic Instrumentation Options

  Ali Allen Nasseh, DDS, MMSC, PC
  Inside Dentistry - June 2013

  Choosing proven devices that provide clinicians with predictable results

• The Clinical Significance of Mechanical Properties in Retentive Posts

  James C. Broome, DDS, MS, Leendert Boksman, DDS, BSc, Cornelis H. Pameijer, DMD, DSc, PhD
  Compendium - June 2013

  This article reviews how fiber posts differ from their metal predecessors and how they vary intrinsically from one design and composition to another.

• Remedying and Preventing Endodontic Rotary Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) File Breakage

  James K. Bahcall, DMD, MS
  Compendium - May 2013

  This article discusses the prevention of separated endodontic rotary NiTi files, how to remove of a broken file, and the prognosis for when the file cannot be removed.

• Mineral Trioxide Aggregate: Part 2 – A Review of the Material Aspects

  Neeraj Malhotra, MDS, PGDHHM, Antara Agarwal, MDS, Kundabala Mala, MDS
  Compendium - March 2013

  An overview of commercially available MTA materials, which possess many of the characteristics of an ideal endodontic material, is provided.

• Mineral Trioxide Aggregate: A Review of Physical Properties

  Neeraj Malhotra, MDS, PGDHHM, Antara Agarwal, MDS, Kundabala Mala, MDS
  Compendium - February 2013

  This article reviews the composition, properties, products, and clinical aspects of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) materials.

• Comparison of Mechanical Properties of Five Commercial Dental Core Build-Up Materials

  Sheila P. Passos, DDS, MSc, PhD, Anderson P. Freitas, DDS, MSc, PhD, Sami Jumaily, DDS, Maria Jacinta M.C. Santos, DDS, MSc, PhD, Amin Sami Rizkalla, BSc, MEng, PhD, Gildo Coelho Santos, Jr., DDS, MSc, PhD
  Compendium - January 2013

  This study evaluated and compared the mechanical properties of five commercial core materials using fracture toughness, Knoop hardness number, diametral tensile strength, and dynamic elastic moduli.

• Dental Lasers

  Steve Pohlhaus, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - December 2012

  What dentists need to safely and effectively integrate lasers into their practices

• Long-Term Efficacy of a Methacrylate Resin-Based Root Canal Sealer

  Osvaldo Zmener, DDS, Dr.Odont, Cornelis H. Pameijer, DMD, MSc D, DSc , PhD
  Inside Dentistry - November 2012

  Description of a clinical study of a new class of endodontic sealer

• Dental Lasers

  Terri Rafferty, BA, MA
  Inside Dentistry - November 2012

  Nearly every dental specialty can use laser technology to fulfill their respective treatment objectives

• A New Philosophy for the Treatment of Avulsed Teeth

  Paul Krasner, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - August 2012

  Use of tooth-preserving systems can help save avulsed teeth

• Case Report: Uncommon Maxillary Lateral Incisor with a Type 3 Invagination and C-Shaped Root Canal System

  Ronald R. Riley, DDS, James A. Dryden, DDS, MS
  Compendium - June 2012

  This case describes a maxillary lateral incisor with dens invaginatus Type 3 that was refractory to treatment and demonstrates the importance of considering this condition in all maxillary lateral inc...

• Apical Barrier Technique with Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Using Internal Matrix: A Case Report

  Ravi Sood, BDS, Manoj Kumar Hans, MDS, Shashit Shetty, MDS
  Compendium - June 2012

  Mineral trioxide aggregate has been effective in artificial root-end closure. In this case report, an internal matrix using absorbable collagen sponge provided a base for MTA placement at the apex.

• Cosmetic Concerns Provide Opportunity for Comprehensive Dentistry

  Jeff Files, DDS
  Compendium - June 2012

  This case of occlusal dysfunction depicts a comprehensive restorative plan that included disease control treatment, root canal therapy, and orthodontics. A Kois deprogrammer was used to evaluate the p...