This Systematic Review Summary is adapted from the British Evidence-Based Dentistry Journal Full Text (html) Full Text (PDF) Clinical Question What are the effects of irrigants used in the non-surgical root canal treatment of mature permanent teeth? Main Results Eleven trials (851 participants, 879 teeth) were included. Six trials were assessed at high risk of […]
This Systematic Review Summary is adapted from the British Evidence-Based Dentistry Journal Full Text (html) Full Text (PDF) Clinical Question Does endodontic microsurgery (EMS) have better outcomes than contemporary root-end surgery (CRS)? Main Results Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Weighted pooled success rates calculated from extracted raw data showed an 88% positive outcome for […]
This Urgent Care Scenario (USC) is presented by the JCDA Oasis Team in collaboration with Dr. Brian Jafine. The USC is also available through the Oasis Help system Suggested Resources Imura N, Zuolo ML. Factors associated with endodontic flare-ups: a prospective study. Int Endod J. 1995;28(5):261-5. Morse DR, Koren LZ, Esposito JV, Goldberg JM, Belott RM, Sinai IH, et al. Asymptomatic […]
Can there be many more stressful occasions during a busy day at your office than when an emergency dental trauma case shows up unexpectedly requiring immediate treatment? You are already running behind and the patient (and often the parent) is crying and upset. You don’t deal with this type of case every day, and you are […]
This urgent care scenario is presented by the JCDAOasis Team in consultation with Dr. Brian Jafine. Peer-reviewed content that appeared in the JCDA OASIS “point of care” searchable database at www.jcdaoasis.ca Presentation Population Patients with recent dental restorations (amalgams, resins, crowns) or trauma Medically-compromised patients Signs Large/deep restorations and crowns (broken down, leaking, open margins) Continuous […]
Dear colleagues, I have just received an email alert from the Journal of Endodontics with a list of the top 15 articles that were downloaded from the online version of that prestigious publication in 2012. Below, you will find links to the Medline abstracts of these 15 articles. In the top right hand corner of each […]
(Content under development) The following question was submitted by a practising dentist: How to identify the number of accessory canals while doing RCT? Dr. Mary Dabuleanu from Dabuleanu Dental provided these initial comments for consideration: One never quite knows exactly how many accessory canals are present when you embark in a case. The pre-operative X-Ray may show […]
From Ian Furst, Coronation Dental Specialty Group When confronted with a failing endo the big question is, “how is the bacteria getting in?”. Was residual bacteria left during the original endo, is there a vertical root fracture or is there coronal leakage? Dr. Jason Hales, at The Endo Blog, reviews a case of a separated […]