Advances in endodontics: Potential applications in clinical practice

Anil Kishen; Ove A Peters; Matthias Zehnder; Anibal R Diogenes; Madhu K Nair

doi:10.4103/0972-0707.181925

Advances in endodontics: Potential applications in clinical practice

J Conserv Dent. 2016 May-Jun;19(3):199-206. doi: 10.4103/0972-0707.181925.

Authors

Anil Kishen¹, Ove A Peters², Matthias Zehnder³, Anibal R Diogenes⁴, Madhu K Nair⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endodontics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Endodontics, Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, California, USA.
³ Department of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, Division of Endodontology, University of Zürich Center for Dental Medicine, Zürich, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
⁵ Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Abstract

Contemporary endodontics has seen an unprecedented advance in technology and materials. This article aimed to review some of the challenges and advances in the following sections: (1) endodontic imaging, (2) root canal preparation, (3) root canal disinfection, (4) root canal filling, and (4) regenerative endodontic procedures (REPs). Jointly, these advances are aimed at improving the state of the art and science of root canal treatment.

Keywords: Canal preparation; disinfection; endodontic imaging; filling; regeneration.

Publication types

Review