Endodontic Treatment Outcomes

Nadia Chugal; Sanjay M Mallya; Bill Kahler; Louis M Lin

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2016.08.009

Endodontic Treatment Outcomes

Dent Clin North Am. 2017 Jan;61(1):59-80. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2016.08.009.

Authors

Nadia Chugal¹, Sanjay M Mallya², Bill Kahler³, Louis M Lin⁴

Affiliations

¹ Section of Endodontics, UCLA School of Dentistry, CHS A3-075, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA. Electronic address: nchugal@dentistry.ucla.edu.
² Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, UCLA School of Dentistry, CHS 53-068B, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA.
³ School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland Oral Health Centre, 288 Herston Road, Corner Bramston Terrace & Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia.
⁴ Department of Endodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA.

PMID: 27912819
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2016.08.009

Abstract

The primary goal of conventional endodontic treatment is prevention and/or elimination of apical periodontitis for both mature permanent teeth and immature teeth with an open apex. Besides these goals, the objectives of endodontic treatment of immature teeth include preservation of pulp vitality and often further root maturation. Robust criteria for outcome assessment are an essential determinant for any measure of treatment success for both mature and immature teeth.

Keywords: Endodontic prognosis; Endodontics; Healing; Immature teeth; Mature teeth; Root canal treatment; Success and failure; Treatment outcome.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Dental Pulp Diseases / surgery*
Humans
Oral Surgical Procedures / methods
Treatment Outcome