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This is one of the axial sections viewed from a sagittal perspective. If you look carefully, you can see the biofilm appears to be constructed “in layers” and every so often you can observe these “layers” peeling off so you can see what is “underneath”. All of what you are looking at is a biofilm. […]
It is helpful to recall Dr. Costerton’s diagramatic pics of mature biofilms to develop a conceptual understanding of what you are observing. In looking at “the good root” in our fracture case (the root that wasn’t fractured), one wouldn’t expect a mature biofilm…but that is exactly what we see….everywhere. Shedding of planktonic cells from the […]
Had many emails on how to interpret some of the sections from our “fracture case” on TDO. I forget I’ve been looking at biofilms for almost 15 years so fail to remember how confusing they can be…..I’ll publish a series that may help. In most cases, biofilms look different from planktonic organisms. Biofilms enmesh themselves […]
Scheduled for a GW…then I took a CBCT…….. No way, Jose……. Tried to minimize the access just for practice…… not even close to Nishan territory but still trying….. gbc
Part of out 10 yr Recall Project
What a weak, sad reply from these three presidents. There are 1000 reasons to not be a member of the AAE, and now…1001. Dr. Cole, I sit here with my ADA dues statement wondering what I'm paying for. No wonder the evidential base for endodontics, and more broadly dentistry, is in such poor shape with […]
A bench test to see the GW effect on a case with a fractured instrument. Fuller discussion on TDO-Clinical.
RD removed crown and reported resorption under crown, but it looks just like decay. She got it cleaned up and sent it for endo. We ordered CBCT, and couldn't see any evidence of any other resorptive areas, but a lot of artifact. We also noted a screening finding on the asymptomatic #2. We removed the […]