Root canal treatment (also known as endodontic therapy, endodontic treatment, or root canal therapy) is a treatment sequence for the infected pulp of...

irreversible damage to the pulp, via root canal treatment. Root canal anatomy consists of the pulp chamber and root canals. Both contain the dental pulp. The...

regarding symptoms and illness that purportedly can originate from root canal treatment. The film has been denounced by dentists for making false and misleading...

developed new lesions, e.g., when root canal re-treatment is required, or periradicular surgery. Endodontic treatment is one of the most common procedures...

periodontal disease (or combinations of these factors). A failed root canal treatment may also create a similar abscess. A dental abscess is a type of...

termed "pink tooth of Mummery". Internal staining is common following root canal treatment; however, the exact causes for this are not completely understood...

periradicular surgery are treatment alternatives to save the tooth. Kvist, Thomas; Jonasson, Peter (2021). Retrograde Root Canal Treatment. Cham: Springer International...

root end surgery, also known as apicoectomy (apico- + -ectomy), apicectomy (apic- + -ectomy), retrograde root canal treatment (c.f. orthograde root canal...

instruments used by dentists when performing root canal treatment. These tools are used to clean and shape the root canal, with the concept being to perform complete...

resulting treatment prioritises the safety of the adult tooth, and should avoid any risk of damaging the permanent successors. This is because the root apex...

Success rates for root-canal treatment range from 47 to 97 percent; failures may be due to spaces in the root-canal filling, a root filling which is too...

small risk of pulp necrosis. If root canal treatment is attempted it can be difficult or impossible on a tooth with pulp canal obliteration. Internal resorption...

dentistry when accurate information regarding root canal anatomy is required when root canal treatment is required. Olga A.C.Ibsen, Joan Andersen Phelan...

undergone extensive prior treatment. It is thought that excessive removal of dentine during procedures such as root canal treatment weakens the tooth. For...

preventing dental disease. The treatment of a toothache depends upon the exact cause, and may involve a filling, root canal treatment, extraction, drainage of...

threatens the health of a tooth. Some dentists will also finish root canal treatment by covering the exposed tooth with a crown. A crown is typically...

remaining to retain a conventional crown. A post is cemented into a prepared root canal, which retains a core restoration, which retains the final crown. The...

root canal treatment in such cases to prevent nerve injury or extrusion of root canal filling materials. Several variations of the mandibular canal exist...

lesion. It is a dental abscess that can occur immediately following root canal treatment. Another cause is due to untreated necrotic pulp (chronic apical...

irreversible, leading to pain and pulp necrosis, and necessitating either root canal treatment or extraction). The ultimate goal of pulp capping or stepwise caries...

Delrin). It was used in the past in the discredited Sargenti method of root canal treatment. Paraformaldehyde is not a fixative; it must be depolymerized to...

not E. faecalis. In root-canal treatments, NaOCl and chlorhexidine (CHX) are used to fight E. faecalis before isolating the canal. However, recent studies...

asymptomatic and benign, in most cases the tooth will require root canal treatment. endodontic treatment. The offending tooth should be tested for vitality of...

then this issue needs to be addressed. The treatment plan may vary with the addition of a root canal treatment or a temporary crown for the reconstruction...

apexification, repairing root perforations during root canal therapy, and treating internal root resorption. It can be used for root-end filling material...

with crown. Root canal treatment then surgically divide the tooth into two teeth. If the tooth is not suitable for root canal treatment, then extraction...

dental procedures such as tooth extractions, implant placement, or root canal treatments, particularly if they involve the posterior maxillary teeth, can...

alternative to root canal therapy (RCT). There is another term also related to vital pulp therapy, apexogenesis. Apexogenesis is a treatment in preserving...

occurs in 20-44% of root fracture cases, this can be treated through root canal treatment or endodontic surgery. When the coronal fragment of the tooth is...

condensing osteitis. Incorrect diagnosis could lead to unnecessary root canal treatments. It can be diagnosed by radiographic appearance. Confirming the...