Online Endodontic Education
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 […]
I began seeing this patient in 2014. Tooth #14 was diagnosed with a vertical root fracture at that time and the tooth was removed and the site grafted. He then presented in 2015 with a VRF of #15. It was removed and we discussed an implant in the #14 site. He did not follow up […]
The patient is now 89. Looks like it’s time to do a root resection.
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.
This case was started in February and completed on Monday. We are currently bleaching the tooth. The buccal plate has regenerated rather nicely and the finding is continuing to heal. -Charles
When there is no furcal involvment, these seem to work out OK if the perio heals well.
I saw this nice lady last summer Nec/CAP #3 (primarily screening finding prior to crown–very lightly symptomatic), as well as a symptomatic #14 (not shown) post recent filling (the pulp had just died on.#14). We did multi-visit endo on both teeth with #3 becoming completely comfortable right away, and #14 taking some time to settle […]
When a biofilm attaches to root cementum, it can undergo a calcification process very similar to what occurs with a Sialolith. A Sialolith is a calcified biofilm. These accretions are calcified biofilms. They’re calcified masses of microorganisms. On TDO, we have looked carefully over the years at these root accretions because they play a role […]