Decompression of a dental abscess Decompression of a dental abscess is something that is rare but beneficial with large lesions. Endodontists and oral surgeons are probably the main two specialists with training in this area. Steps for decompression of a dental abscess The steps for decompression depend to some degree on where it is in […]
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Do you always need crown after root canal? Need crown after root canal from your dentist? Are you being told that you have to have a dental crown after completing a root canal? Find out when you do need one and when you may not. Also find out what your crown options are. Which teeth […]
WF 46 Tooth vital- tooth necrotic (Any canal necrotic then tooth considered necrotic) # (teeth with MB3 present- able to cleanse and shape the MB3) – (teeth with MB2 present- able to cleanse and shape the MB2 – MB2 join MB1 – teeth I consider calcified that no MB2 was found) – total # of […]
Root canal MB2 First molar
Root canal MB2 25(20)-31 Numbers are MB2 present(cleansed and filled)-total
Categories of this blog are Race WF Age 64 Tooth vital – tooth necrotic # teeth with MB2 present- able to cleanse and shape the MB2 – MB2 join MB1 – teeth I consider calcified that no MB2 was found – total # of 1st molar treated MB2 distance from MB1 – join MB1 15-16=31 […]
Root canal MB2 Second molar
WM 49 1(1)-11(8)-18 Categories here are race, sex, age numbers are MB3 present(cleansed and filled)-MB2 present(cleansed and filled)-total
Categories of this blog are Tooth vital- tooth necrotic (Any canal necrotic then tooth considered necrotic) # (teeth with MB3 present- able to cleanse and shape the MB3) – (teeth with MB2 present- able to cleanse and shape the MB2 – MB2 join MB1 – teeth I consider calcified that no MB2 was found) – […]
Root canal MB2 First molar
Root canal MB2 22(19)-27 Numbers are MB2 present(cleansed and filled)-total
Categories of this blog are Tooth vital – tooth necrotic # teeth with MB2 present- able to cleanse and shape the MB2 – MB2 join MB1 – teeth I consider calcified that no MB2 was found – total # of 1st molar treated MB2 distance from MB1 – join MB1 15-12=27 22-19-8-1-27 Wider space and […]
Why is magnification in dentistry important? Magnification in dentistry is critical to great care. The higher the magnification the greater the visual acuity and even if we actually work at a lower magnification viewing the higher magnification helps. Magnification in general dentistry You can’t treat, diagnose, or understand what you can’t see! More magnification makes […]
Did the Germans blitzkreig this case and treat more aggressively than needed? Young patient has sports accident and fractures a front tooth. Pretty common really. So common in fact that there is good data and research on what happens when we watch these teeth. Check out my horizontal root fracture post. This girl has an […]
99.6% single root (1-3 present) 91% single canal 92% single apical foramen Cleghorn Sept 2007 Lit review Some of the more modern studies from the lit review saying about 14-30% 2 or more canals but only 5-20% with 2 or more canals at apex 3x view only of sectioned teeth India Singh 2014 JOE
Root canal Anatomy Mandibular Premolar 98% single root (1-4 present) 76% single canal 79% single apical foramen. Very high racial variances Cleghorn May 2007 Lit review Second premolars are more likely to have 1 canal (nearly all) leaving the first premolar more likely to have 2 canals (22%). Three canals are very rare less than […]