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4 Tips for Successful Endodontics Procedures - Elite Dental Care Tracy

More and more general dentists are incorporating endodontics into their dental practices to achieve practice growth. It is estimated that more than 90% of endodontic treatment is done by GPs, yet their root canals still have a 20% failure rate.

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4 Tips for Successful Endodontics Procedures - Elite Dental Care Tracy

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  1. 4 TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL ENDODONTICS PROCEDURES These four things are essential to achieve a successful endodontic outcome: 1 remove as little tooth structure as possible to ensure maximum strength during the endodontic procedure. 2 100% of bacteria and debris from the canal. Many studies have shown the limited ability of instrumentation alone to debride and clean the canal. (3–7) Wu, et al. reported uninstrumented areas in 65% of instrumented, oval canals. 3 condensation, thermoplastic (heated gutta-percha) and single- point fills. Heated gutta-percha tends to shrink upon cooling, and lateral condensation can produce unnecessary stress to the root. 4 Clean the canal thoroughly The goal is to clean the canal thoroughly and produce a canal shape that can be fully obturated. Furthermore, it is important to Use an irrigant that disinfects Unfortunately, endodontic instrumentation alone does not remove Don’t underfill Now that we have cleaned and shaped the root canal, our challenge is thorough obturation. There are many choices among obturation systems. Categories include lateral Take a course It all comes down to practice. The more endodontics you do, the better you will be. For more information on a two-day hands-on endo course, visit theelitedental.com. WWW.THEELITEDENTAL.COM

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