(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 […]
From Dr. Milan Madhavji of Canaray Oral Radiology and Dr. Ian Furst of Coronation Dental Specialty Group A 23 year old female presents for orthodontic consultation regarding tooth #2.3 which is rotated and has a crown that appears mildly deformed. See the 1st video below for a panorex and CT with 3D reformatting. The 2nd video has the answer […]
For a surgical extraction (flap, bone removal) what do you usually prescribed? Leave us your comments. Has the new legislative requirements in Ontario on narcotic prescriptions changed your practice? From Dr. Stephen Cho, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Coronation Dental Specialty Group & Staff Surgeon, Cambridge Memorial Hospital Pain management in dentistry is an important objective, […]
Interesting debate going on in Monday’s post comments. What is the appropriate concentration of hypochlorite? 5% is used by many endodontists, .5% is often recommended in case of hypochlorite accident, 1.25% was recently recommended for in vitro studies for regenerative endo to preserve any live cells in HERS. According to the recent article in JCDA […]
Dr. Sarah Abitbol, Endodontist, Coronation Dental Specialty Group with Dr. Ian Furst, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Coronation Dental Specialty Group Here’s a case that involves regenerative endodontics. If you’re not sure what regenerative endodontics is or if you’d like a quick tutorial on the biologic basis for it, we’ve created an interactive backgrounder. For a flash […]