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Dentistry has been undergoing enormous changes, and the field of endodontics has certainly been at the forefront. Recent advances in technology, materials, and equipment have changed the way endodontics is practiced today, thereby facilitating treatments with greater efficiency, precision, and success, ultimately leading to better outcomes. Current Therapy in Endodontics encompasses the recent discoveries and applications for this field in one clinically relevant volume. -Evidence-based presentation of recent advances in the field of endodontics -Objective comparison of materials and instruments on the market -Tables present key data and instruction for quick viewing and comprehension.
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Diagnosis; Chief complaint; Medical history; Relevant dental history; Extraoral examination; Intraoral examination; Palpation; Percussion; Periodontal examination; Pulp testing; The future; Tips for an accurate diagnosis; Diagnostic terms; Classification of pulp; Classification of the periradicular area; Classification of cracks in teeth; Craze lines; Fractured cusp; Cracked tooth; Split tooth; Vertical root fracture; Conclusion; References
Chapter 2 Imaging technologiesDigital radiography; Direct digital radiography; Indirect digital radiography; Cone-beam technology; The technology; Advantages; Limitations; Radiation levels; The future; References; Chapter 3 Rotary instruments; Cleaning and shaping; Physical and chemical properties of nickel-titanium alloys; Metallurgy; Use and fracture of nickel-titanium instruments; Importance of speed and torque; Motors and devices; Preparation techniques; Crown-down versus step-back approach; Continuous reaming motion; Hybrid technique; Design features of rotary instruments
Tip design and transition angleTaper; Rake angle; Radial land (number and type of working surfaces); Helical or flute angle; The Nickel-Titanium era; LightSpeed (LightSpeed Technology, San Antonio, TX, USA); Hero 642 (Micro-Mega, Besançon, France); Quantec (Sybron Endo); K3 (Sybron Endo); FlexMaster (VDW, Munich, Germany); RaCe (FKG, Dentaire, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland); Mtwo (VDW, Munich, Germany); ProFile System (Denstply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland); ProTaper (Progressively Tapered) (Denstply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland)
GT Rotary System (Greater Taper) (Denstply Maillefer)Summary; Advances in Nickel-Titanium Metallurgy (Thermomechanical Treatment of Nickel-Titanium Instruments); M-wire NiTi (Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties); R-phase NiTi (Sybron Endo); Controlled-Memory (CM) (D&S Dental, Johnson City, TN, USA); ProFile GT Series X (GTX) (Tulsa Dental); ProFile Vortex (Dentsply Tulsa); Vortex Blue (Dentsply Tulsa); ProTaper Next (PTN) (Dentsply Tulsa); Sequence ESX System (Brasseler USA, Savannah, GA, USA); EdgeFile X-3 Heat-Treated FireWire (Edge Endo, Johnson City, TN, USA)
Twisted Files (Sybron Endo, Orange, CA, USA)K3XF (Sybron Endo); Hyflex CM (Coltène/Whaledent, Altstätten, Switzerland); Typhoon Infinite Flex NiTi (TYF CM) (Clinical Research Dental, London, ON, Canada); Rotation versus reciprocation; Wave One (Dentsply); Reciproc (VDW, Munich, Germany); Self-Adjusting File (ReDent Nova, Ra'anana, Israel); TRUShape 3D Conforming files (Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties); Glide-path rotary instruments; PathFiles (Dentsply); X-Plorer Canal Navigation NiTi Files (Clinician's Choice Dental Products, New Milford, CT, USA); G-Files (Micro-Mega, Besançon, France)
Description based upon print version of record.
ProGlider (Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties)