Revascularization of Immature Permanent Teeth With Apical Periodontitis
As the Tissue engineering is a growing field ,it will probably be possible to generate a complete vital tooth from a single stem cell . Stem cells are in fact to totipotent cells , which have the capacity to proliferate and to produce cells, which are capable of differentiating into specialized cells. There are two […]
Vertical Apical Root Fracture
Vertical fractures can occur and their diagnosis is not always predictable. Will be presented here the treatment of a 2.6 with a vertical apical fracture in the mesial root. Vertical root fractures have been described as longitudinally oriented fractures of the root, extending from the canal to the periodontium. It usually happens in endodontically […]
Endo-resto treatment Management of confluent canals
A 27 years old patient came to our clinic with pain on the right upper side. After examination a root canal treatment was needed. On the pre-operative X-ray we understood that we had to deal with a non routine, very interesting and challenging case. But just a simple root canal treatment would not solve the […]
Third molars: extraction or endodontics?
Third molars, or, more popularly, wisdom teeth usually erupt in most patients after the age of 17. Abnormal eruption patterns make them more susceptible to dental decay, as well as gingival and periodontal diseases. If there is insufficient anatomic space to accommodate normal eruption, extraction of third molars is the preferred option, to prevent acute […]
The Style Italiano Endodontics Philosophy in Practice
The philosophy of StyleItaliano Endodontics has extensively been treated in a lot of articles previously published on this web site, by Pierre Machtou, Massimo Giovarruscio, Fabio Gorni and others. Feasible, Teachable and Repeatable techniques can make a successful endodontic practice more easy. In this article, with the help of some clinical cases, the essential steps […]