Results for "Ept placement"
February 2022 Post Placement and Occlusion Affect Prognosis
Post Placement and Occlusion Affect Prognosis A 59 year old male patient was referred to me for consultation regarding symptoms associated with tooth #14. The tooth had been endodontically treated...
Sept. 2021 Cemental Tear
Cemental Tear This patient was referred to me for examination and consultation regarding a mandibular anterior tooth that had been previously treated by the Referring Dentist. The 49 year old...
September 2020 – Lateral Radiolucency
Lateral Radiolucency This 80 year old patient was sent to me with a history of draining buccal sinus associated with a maxillary right cuspid (#13). The tooth had been crowned as one of the...
September 2019 – The Need to Confirm the Diagnosis in YOUR Office
The Need to Confirm the Diagnosis in YOUR Office A 47 year old female patient was referred to me for endodontic treatment of a maxillary left first molar (#26). The tooth had been restored...
September 2018 – Handling an Ugly Perforation
Handling an Ugly Perforation This 29 year old male patient was referred to me in mid treatment. The patient had complained of slight discoloration of this lower incisor and the referring dentist...
September 2017 – Does This Cracked Tooth Need Endo?
Does This Cracked Tooth Need Endo? This Case of the Month features a problem that is becoming more common every day - Cracked Tooth Syndrome. Many cases are referred to me because the referring...
Post Placement and Use of Multiple Posts
Post Placement and Use of Multiple Posts When to use a post Posts are designed to provide retention for restorations when there is insufficient remaining tooth structure to retain the core....
Books I Like
Jump to a Section1. Best Practices in Endodontics AN excellent overall text dealing with contemporary Endodontic issues. One of the most modern textbooks available and essential reading for al...
December 2021 Listen to the Patient and not be blinded by radiographic findings
Do not be fooled by obvious radiographic findings This patient was seen on for assessment for possible retreatment of #46. The patient arrived with a current complaint of thermal (cold sensitivity)...
November 2021 3 Rooted Virgin Maxillary Premolar Requires Endo
A 3 Rooted Cracked Virgin Maxillary Premolar A 33 year old male patient was seen referred to me for examination regarding symptoms arising from his right maxillary 2nd premolar. The patient's...
File Bending – An essential skill for Endodontics
File Bending - An Essential Endodontic Skill The popularity of nickel titanium engine driven Rotary instrumentation has had one unfortunate byproduct: Graduate students are becoming much less...
I Just Broke a File – Now What?
You Just Broke a File - Now What? Separated files, busted files, broken files, and my all time favorite "Disarticulated files" (Do files actually "articulate"?!) all mean the same thing - part of...
August 2021 – Surgical Endo Failure Due to Unusual Root Fracture
Surgical Endo Failure Due to Unusual Root Fracture A 55 year old female patient was referred to me in late 2013 for consultation and possible treatment of tooth# 12. The patient had a history of...
July 2021 – What can we learn from failure of a retreatment case?
What have we learned from this retreatment failure? A 61-year-old male was referred for endodontic consideration of #35. The patient had #36 extracted by his dentist two weeks previously. Reason...
March 2021 – Assessment of Cases Before Referral – Redux
Assessment of CasesBefore Referral - Redux A 78 year old male patient was referred to my office for Endodontic consideration of teeth #s 36 and 37. The patient had a history of interproximal caries...
December 2020 – Retreatment Options
Retreatment OptionsThis 48 year old male patient was referred to me by their dentist for consideration of Endodontic treatment of tooth #36. The patient had a history of discomfort that was...
October 2020 – BWs and Communication with the Referral Best Manages the Case
BWs and Communication with the Referral Best Manages the Case A 52 year old male patient was referred for Endodontic treatment of a mandibular left first molar. The patient had a history of gross...
August 2020 – Salvaging a Cracked Molar
Salvaging a Cracked Molar This is a 59 year old male patient who came in with a localized complaint of pain for approximately one week. They had been awakened at night and the pain was increasing....
May 2020 – Multiple Foramina
Multiple Foramina Although cone beam tomography has wonderful imaging capabilities, treatment of what appears to be relatively normal canal anatomy can result in some interesting final results. In...
February 2020 – The Myth of the Apical Constriction
The Myth of the Apical Constriction This mandibular first molar was referred to me for possible treatment due to the presence of a draining buccal sinus . The patient remarked that it had been there...
October 2019 – Furcal Lesion Heals Nicely
Furcal Lesion Heals Nicely Patients are sometimes referred with furcal radiolucencies or furcal involvement that may or may not be of Endodontic etiology. The question always is: How much of the...
August 2019 – Classic Maxillary Molar Retreatment
Classic Maxillary Molar Retreatment A 53 year old male patient was referred to me for endodontic consideration of tooth #26. The patient had pain for five days and was awakened at night. The pain...
July 2019 – Cavity Test Aids in Proper Diagnosis
Cavity Test Aids in Proper Diagnosis A 26 year old female patient was referred to me for consideration of the mandibular Central Incisors The referring dentist had seen a periapical radiolucent...