Dr. Viraj Vora speaks to Dr. John O’Keefe about how to avoid pitfall in endodontics. This is important to keep patient satisfaction high and practitioner stress levels low.
Key messages
- Good diagnosis of the patient’s problem and treatment planning is essential
- Proper case selection is also important for success
- Send appropriate cases to an endodontic specialist
- Avoid cases that will be unsuccessful that may lead to patient retention or litigation issues in the future
- Know your own level of expertise and your limitations – be honest with yourself
- Remember that patients gather information from various sources (friends, colleagues and internet searches)
A very good presentation, the use of the drain is very good as well. What are these drains Called ? And where can you get them? It would cut down on the surgery I am doing I hope!!
Hi Don,
The tip is just a Centrix tube that has been cut at the hub and placed intracanal. It’s more comfortable for the patient vs. an external drain. Cheers, VRV
VIRAJ:::Thanks a lot I have two cases I was going to do apicals, but will try this first. Once the drainage stops I will place the Ca(OH )2. Do you ever use ODONTOPASTE, ? DON
Hey, Don. No I have never used odontopaste. My main interim medication is CaOH. I have tried this method of an internal drain with a handful of cases and it seems to work. Cheers, VRV