Rubber Dam
(1) Canberra, ACT, Australia Summary Rubber dam is recommended for all nonsurgical endodontic procedures. The literature suggests that rubber dam is not routine practice for many dentists, and many…
Examination and Diagnosis
(1) Canberra, ACT, Australia Summary The challenge when assessing the dental pulp status is complicated since no single diagnostic pulp testing technique can reliably diagnose all pulp conditions. An…
Treatment Planning and the Decision-Making Process
(1) Canberra, ACT, Australia Summary The decision between tooth retention using endodontic treatment and crown restoration and extraction and prosthodontic replacement is a common dilemma encountered in clinical practice….
Analgesics, Anaesthetics, Anxiolytics and Glucocorticosteroids Used in Endodontics
(1) Canberra, ACT, Australia Summary Patients are often apprehensive when undergoing root canal treatment and pain is often taken as synonymous with these procedures. Pain management involves correct diagnosis,…
Aetiology and Pathogenesis of Pulp Disease
(1) Canberra, ACT, Australia Summary Apical periodontitis is an inflammatory disorder of peri-radicular tissues caused by aetiological agents of endodontic origin. The pulp–dentine complex has only a limited ability…
Endodontic Emergencies
(1) Canberra, ACT, Australia Summary Severe odontogenic infections in endodontics can be a serious potentially life-threatening illness that can, on many occasions, respond favourably to appropriate management. Delayed or…
Systemic Diseases and Endodontics
(1) Canberra, ACT, Australia Summary Dental practitioners must be aware of common diseases affecting patients and their implications during endodontic manipulation in order to provide a safe and adequate…
Antibiotics Use in Endodontics
(1) Canberra, ACT, Australia Summary Antibiotics are prescribed by dentists routinely for the treatment as well as prevention of infection. Indications for the use of systemic antibiotics in endodontics…
Ethics and Law
(1) Canberra, ACT, Australia Summary Endodontic procedures are both challenging and technically demanding resulting in treatments that may have fallen short of acceptable guidelines. Occasionally the dentist may be…
Uterine Mesenchymal Tumors
and Natalia Buza1 (1) Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA KeywordsMesenchymal neoplasmsLeiomyomaLeiomyosarcomaSmooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potentialEndometrial stromal tumorsMullerian adenosarcomaMalignant mixed Mullerian tumorUterine…
