Clinical Cases in Endodontics

A problem-based text that presents a wide range of real cases in endodontics

Clinical Cases in Endodontics presents actual clinical cases, accompanied by academic commentary, that question and educate the reader about essential topics in endodontic therapy. It begins with sets of cases illustrating the most common diagnoses and the steps involved in preparing a treatment plan. Subsequent chapters continue in this style, presenting exemplary cases as the basis of discussing various treatment options, including nonsurgical root canal treatment, re-treatment, periapical surgery, internal and external resorption, emergencies and trauma, and treating incompletely developed apices.  The progression from common to increasingly challenging clinical cases enables readers to build their skills, aiding the ability to think critically and independently.

TheClinical Cases series is designed to recognize the centrality of clinical cases to the profession by providing actual cases with an academic backbone.Clinical Cases in Endodontics applies both theory and practice to real-life cases in a clinically relevant format. This unique approach supports the trend in case-based and problem-based learning, thoroughly covering the full range of endodontic treatment.

• Unique case-based format supports problem-based learning
• Promotes independent learning through self-assessment and critical thinking
• Covers all essential topics within endodontics
• Presents numerous illustrations and photographs throughout to depict the concepts described

Clinical Cases in Endodontics is an ideal resource for students mastering endodontic treatment, residents preparing for board examinations, and clinicians wanting to learn the most recent evidence-based treatment protocols.

The Editor

Takashi Komabayashi, DDS, MDS, PhD, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and Clinical Professor at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine in Portland, Maine, USA.

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Contributors ix

Acknowledgements xi

Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Takashi Komabayashi

Chapter 2 Diagnostic Case I 5

Tooth Fracture: Unrestorable
Suanhow Howard Foo

Chapter 3 Diagnostic Case II 11

Exploratory Surgery: Repairing Incomplete Fracture
Keivan Zoufan, Takashi Komabayashi, Qiang Zhu

Chapter 4 Emergency Case I 20

Interprofessional Collaboration between Medical and Dental
Andrew Xu

Chapter 5 Emergency Case II 27

Pulpal Debridement, Incision and Drainage (Intra-oral)

Victoria E. Tountas

Chapter 6 Emergency Case III 37

Pulpal Debridement, Incision and Drainage (Extra-oral)
Amr Radwan, Katia Mattos

Chapter 7 Non-surgical Root Canal Treatment Case I 45

Maxillary Anterior,Denise Foran

Chapter 8 Non-surgical Root Canal Treatment Case II 53

Mandibular Anterior
Jessica Russo Revand, John M. Russo

Chapter 9 Non-surgical Root Canal Treatment

Case III 63

Maxillary Anterior/Difficult case (Calcified Coronal Canal System)
Andrew L. Shur

Chapter 10 Non-surgical Root Canal Treatment Case IV 72

Maxillary Premolar,Daniel Chavarría-Bolaños, David Masuoka-Ito, Amaury J. Pozos-Guillén

Chapter 11 Non-surgical Root Canal Treatment Case V 79

Mandibular Premolar
Takashi Okiji

Chapter 12 Non-surgical Root Canal Treatment

Case VI 91

Mandibular Premolar / Difficult Anatomy (three canals)
Savita Singh, Gayatri Vohra

Chapter 13 Non-surgical Root Canal Treatment Case VII 98

Maxillary Molar/Four Canals (MB1, MB2, DB, P)
Khaled Seifelnasr

Chapter 14 Non-surgical Root Canal Treatment Case VIII 105

Mandibular Molar
Ahmed O Jamleh, Nada Ibrahim

Chapter 15 Non-surgical Root Canal Treatment Case IX 113

Maxillary Molar /Difficult Anatomy (Dilacerated Molar Case Management)
Priya S. Chand, Jeffrey Albert

Chapter 16 Non-Surgical Re-treatment Case I 122

Maxillary Anterior
Kana Chisaka-Miyara

Chapter 17 Non-surgical Re-treatment Case II 129

Maxillary Premolar
Yoshio Yahata

Chapter 18 Non-surgical Re-treatment Case III 136

Mandibular Molar
Bruce Y. Cha

Chapter 19 Periapical Surgery Case I 147

Maxillary Premolar
Pejman Parsa

Chapter 20 Periapical Surgery Case II 154

Apical Infection Spreading to Adjacent Teeth
Takashi Komabayashi, Jin Jiang, Qiang Zhu

Chapter 21 Periapical Surgery Case III 164

Maxillary Molar
Parisa Zakizadeh

Chapter 22 PerioEndo Interrelationships 172
Abdullah Alqaied, Maobin Yang

Chapter 23 Traumatic Injuries 179

Avulsed and Root-Fractured Maxillary Central Incisor
Bill Kahler, Louis M. Lin

Chapter 24 Incompletely Developed Apices 188
Nathaniel T. Nicholson

Chapter 25 External/Internal Resorption 200
Keivan Zoufan, Takashi Komabayashi, Qiang Zhu

Index