Clinical
Same “successful” case —same distal root
Again…a sampling fromn the cemental root surface. The Endodontic Triad people just can’t seem to figure this one out. Perhaps “They’re not interested in these cases”……where have we heard THAT before? gbc
3 yr follow-up of a maxillary 1st molar with an interesting anatomy
– Pt age 13yrs old then – IOPA revealed a taurodontic anatomy and a PA lesion in relation to the palatal root. – On access the floor was completely calcified and appeared bleached and ovoid. Managed to localize all canals which were in eccentric locations – I noticed that I had pushed GP outside the […]
The Endodontic Triad Myth
We actually don’t know why cases are successful. We don’t know what is suffiencient and necessary for disease to occur. We appear to know that microorganisms are necessary, but unless you know both what is suffiecient AND necessary, you can’t possibly claim you know what causes a disease or claim you know what cures a […]
Suspected delamination case over 12 years
The patient is now 89. Looks like it’s time to do a root resection.
Gold Phil Timmins
If you ever get an opportunity to work with Tucker gold people, take it….because they do dentistry that lasts a lifetime. This is some work from Phil Timmins, a Tucker gold guy.
ICR…crown or no crown?
This was a pt I saw Dec 2015 with extensive coronal ICR. It really did not seem to go much below the CEJ, but the anatomical crown was pretty much hollow. Patient insisted she did not want to extract the tooth, so we did RCT. Followed Heithersay protocol with TCA. She is completely asymptomatic and […]
MIE/ Pt. management
Case from today. Clearly her D decay guided the main access, Tooth on M was intact, so I went with a truss to preserve as much as possible. With anxious patients, I use Alprazolam and try to complete in one visit, whenever possible, to spare them more visits/anxiety. Her level of anxiety was such, that […]