Practical Lessons in Endodontic Treatment by Donald E. Arens DDS MSD, Alan H. Gluskin DDS, Christine I. Peters DMD, Ove A. Peters DMD MS PhD Spiral-Bound

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This companion to the popular book Practical Lessons in Endodontic Surgery offers expert guidance to clinicians who have limited experience in the nonsurgical procedures involved in root canal therapy. Synthesizing the very latest clinical concepts and technologies with tried-and-true traditional treatment methods, it introduces readers to the challenges associated with nonsurgical endodontics and delivers realistic solutions in a clear, step-by-step, lesson-based format. Each of the 42 lessons offers useful, workable, and, above all, practical information and recommendations covering a specific aspect of endodontic care. Readers expand their knowledge incrementally, beginning with the essentials of patient diagnosis, examination, and record-keeping and progressing through lessons concerned with treatment planning and preparation for therapy; root canal instrumentation and obturation; and emergency and adjunctive procedures. Table of Contents Section I: Examination and Diagnosis Medical Evaluation and Antibiotic Precautions Clinical Examination and Assessment of an Endodontic Patient Radiographic Examination and Interpretation Diagnosis Treatment Documentation and Record Keeping Section II: Treatment Strategies and Decision-Making Managing the Apprehensive Patient Endodontic Treatment Planning: Tooth-related Considerations Endodontic vs Implant Therapy for a Single Tooth Infection and Success Rates Presenting a Treatment Plan to a Patient Section III: Preparation for Treatment Endodontic Instruments and Equipment Clinical Infection Control Value of Magnification Local Anesthesia Guidelines for Rubber Dam Use Section IV: Canal Instrumentation: Shaping, Disinfection, and Case Management Access Preparation and Orifice Identification Instrument and Material Choices Root Canal Irrigation Strategies to Reach the Root Apex Shaping and Cleaning the Anatomically Uncomplicated Canal Shaping and Cleaning the Anatomically Complicated Canal Locating and Opening the Mineralized Canal Managing the Obstructed Canal Mishaps During Root Canal Shaping Mishaps in Shaping the Apical Third Pain After Cleaning and Shaping Single-Visit vs Multiple-Visit Therapy Interappointment Temporization Final Steps Before Obturation Section V: Endodontic Obturation Guidelines for Sealers and Solid Core Materials Materials and Methods of Obturation Posttreatment Pain after Obturation Responding to Posttreatment Disease Challenges and Mishaps in Obturation Section VI: Emergency and Adjunctive Endodontic Procedures Endodontic Emergencies and Their Treatment Vital Pulp Capping Apexogenesis and Pulpotomy Apexification Pulpal Treatment in Primary Teeth Treating the Avulsed Tooth Bleaching Techniques for Nonvital and Vital Teeth Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth