Endodontic treatment

Intracanal endodontic treatment after placement and buildup Placement of rubber dams Postoperative suture removal... 

Dental traumatic injury often results in fracture of the affected tooth, an injury that necessitates substantial repair. This fracture can vary in severity, from involving the enamel only, through involving both enamel and dentine, to involving both tissues and also exposure of the pulp. Trauma can also affect the root of the tooth, which can themselves be fractured as a result of the incident [44], Comphcations involving the root can often follow traumatic events, and may require endodontic treatment prior to repair of the fractured tooth crown. Certain patients may damage an already traumatized tooth, and this can inhibit the healing process in the tooth and lead to a variety of complications [61],... 

Endodontic treatment is carried out by practitioners in order to preserve a tooth whose pulp has been damaged in some way [1], This includes those instants where the injury extends to the peri-radicular tissues. It is carried out because preserving the natural teeth is important in maintaining fuU function of the dentition, with the associated health benefits that a fully functional set of teeth confers. 

Endodontic treatment can be so-called non-surgical and surgical, though, in fact, all endodontic treatment is strictly surgical. The so-called non-surgical endodontic treatment has four objectives, namely ... 

R.F. Elemam, I. Pretty, Comparison of the success rate of endodontic treatment and implant treatment, ISRN Dent. 2011 (2011), article 640509. 

B.S. Alley, G. Gray Kitchens, L.W. Alley, P.D. Eleazer, A comparison of survival of teeth following endodontic treatment performed by general dentists or by speciahsts. Oral Surg. Oral Med. Oral Pathol. Oral Radiol. Ended. 98 (2004) 115-118. 

H.W. Roberts, J.M. Toth, D.W. Berzins, D.G. Charlton, Mineral trioxide aggregate material use in endodontic treatment a review of the Uteratnre, Dent. Mater. 24 (2008) 149 164. 

In endodontic treatment, the aim is to completely seal the root canal. Traditionally this has been carried out with cones of gutta percha, also containing added zinc oxide, barium sulfate, plasticizers and coloring agents (Friedman et al, 1975), packed into the canal with a sealer - usually a cement containing zinc oxide and eugenol. A concern with this material system is that there is no adhesion between gutta percha and the sealer, or between the sealer and the tooth dentin. Further, complete adaptation of the material to completely obturate the root canal is not always achieved. 

An alternative suggested approach to endodontic treatment is to use injectable bone substitute and calcium phosphate materials, which have been described as promising in terms of biocompatibility, bioactivity and rheological properties (Enkel et al., 2008). 

Ikeda, T, Yanagiguchi, K., VUoria, 1. L., and Hayashi, Y. 2000. Relationship between lysozyme activity and clinical symptoms following the application of chitin/chitosan in endodontic treatment. In Chitin Per Os From Dietary Supplement to Drug Carrier, ed. R. A. A. Muzzarelli, pp. 275-292. Grottammare (AP), Italy Atec Edizioni. 

Huang, T.-J.G., Schilder, H. and Nathanson, D. (1992) Effects of moisture content and endodontic treatment on some mechanical properties of human dentin. J. Endodontics, 18(5), 209-215... 

Hofmann, R. F. Use of targeted oxidative therapeutic formulation in endodontic treatment. PCX Int. Appl. WO 2006002287, 2006 Chem. Abstr. 2006,144, 81235. 

Endodontics. The field of dentistry that studies abnormal tooth pulp and focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the tooth pulp is called endodontics. Endodontic treatment is also known as root canal therapy. Endodontic therapy... 

While more extensive research is currently underway, this approach and others similar to it are the next steps toward more viable therapies that are practical alternatives to current endodontic treatments seen in the clinic. 

There is a continuously high demand for the restoration of endodontically treated tooth as a result of trauma, deep decay or for restoration [1]. In endodontic treatment, pulp is removed and a post is placed inside the tooth. The purpose of the post which is placed in an endodontically treated tooth is to retain a core in the tooth with extensive loss of coronal tooth structure [2, 3]. Custom cast posts were used for many decades [4] and some studies reported a high success rate for them [5, 6, 7]. 

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