Practical Lessons in Endodontic Treatment

• Author(s): Donald E. Arens,
• Publisher: Quintessence Books
• Pages: 334
• ISBN_10: 0867154837
  ISBN_13: 9780867154832
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Dentistry / General , Medical / Dentistry / Endodontics , MEDICAL / Surgery / General ,

Description:... Section I: Examination and Diagnosis: 1 Medical Evaluation and Antibiotic Precautions. -- 2 Clinical Examination and Assessment of an Endodontic Patient. -- 3 Radiographic Examination and Interpretation. -- 4 Diagnosis. -- 5 Treatment Documentation and Record Keeping. -- Section II: Treatment Strategies and Decision-Making: 6 Managing the Apprehensive Patient. -- 7 Endodontic Treatment Planning: Tooth-related Considerations. -- 8 Endodontic vs Implant Therapy for a Single Tooth. -- 9 Infection and Success Rates. -- 10 Presenting a Treatment Plan to a Patient. -- Section III: Preparation for Treatment: 11 Endodontic Instruments and Equipment. -- 12 Clinical Infection Control. -- 13 Value of Magnification. -- 14 Local Anesthesia. -- 15 Guidelines for Rubber Dam Use. -- Section IV: Canal Instrumentation: Shaping, Disinfection, and Case Management: 16 Access Preparation and Orifice Identification. -- 17 Instrument and Material Choices. -- 18 Root Canal Irrigation. -- 19 Strategies to Reach the Root Apex. -- 20 Shaping and Cleaning the Anatomically Uncomplicated Canal. -- 21 Shaping and Cleaning the Anatomically Complicated Canal. -- 22 Locating and Opening the Mineralized Canal. -- 23 Managing the Obstructed Canal. -- 24 Mishaps During Root Canal Shaping. -- 25 Mishaps in Shaping the Apical Third. -- 26 Pain After Cleaning and Shaping. -- 27 Single-Visit vs Multiple-Visit Therapy. -- 28 Interappointment Temporization. -- 29 Final Steps Before Obturation. -- Section V: Endodontic Obturation: 30 Guidelines for Sealers and Solid Core Materials. -- 31 Materials and Methods of Obturation. -- 32 Posttreatment Pain after Obturation. -- 33 Responding to Posttreatment Disease. -- 34 Challenges and Mishaps in Obturation. -- Section VI: Emergency and Adjunctive Endodontic Procedures: 35 Endodontic Emergencies and Their Treatment. -- 36 Vital Pulp Capping. -- 37 Apexogenesis and Pulpotomy. -- 38 Apexification. -- 39 Pulpal Treatment in Primary Teeth. -- 40 Treating the Avulsed Tooth. -- 41 Bleaching Techniques for Nonvital and Vital Teeth. -- 42 Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth.