Endodontics Today: Expert Protocols and New Perspectives
Endodontics Today: Expert Protocols and New Perspectives
Course overview
Contemporary trends and technologies in endodontics from leading and recognized experts — Mikhail Solomonov, Yoshi Terayachi, Ilya Mera, and Elena Lipatova — in a single online course!
Speakers will share their latest developments, including:
treatment tactics for Dens in Dente
current approaches to retreatment of root canals
methods for removing broken instruments
instrumentation protocols for primary and retreatment procedures.
Gain access to exclusive knowledge, explore the latest advancements, and apply them in practice. By enhancing your professional skills, you ensure your patients receive the highest level of care and quality treatment.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. All about Dens in Dente
Possible etiology
Histology and Its Clinical Significance
Prevalence in clinical practice
Radiographic and clinical characteristics
New level of understanding based on CBCT
Classifications and real-life cases
Orthograde, surgical, and combined approaches to treatment
Author's algorithm for selecting a treatment option and instrumental access
Critical analysis of clinical cases.
Lesson 2. A Modern Perspective on the Success of Endodontic Treatment: Principles, Technologies, and Practical Aspects
Assessment of Endodontic Treatment Outcomes: Patient and Clinician Criteria
Tooth in a state of functional retention: definition
Criteria for evaluation of treatment outcome according to the American Association of Endodontists (AAE)
Main challenges in treating infected hard tissues
Access cavity: impact on the condition of pericervical dentin
Single- and two-visit endodontics: criteria for choosing a treatment strategy.
Lesson 3. Mistakes During Endodontic Treatment
Errors in the Diagnostic Stage
Intraoperative errors
Cofferdam: significance in endodontic treatment
Tooth extraction or preservation: decision-making criteria
Root canal instrumentation: selection of instruments according to patient age
Rational perspective on instrumentation protocols for primary and retreatment
Retreatment protocol
Irrigation Strategies: Breaking Stereotypes
Tactics for a Sodium Hypochlorite Accident
Canal obturation or system sealing: fundamental objective differences
Principles of post-endodontic tooth restoration.
Lesson 4. Criteria for Success and Prognosis of Endodontic Treatment
Success criteria for endodontic treatment:
from the patient's side
from the clinician
according to scientific data.
Endodontics vs Implantation: Advantages of Endodontic Treatment
Principles of Preserving Natural Teeth
The influence of root canal anatomy on treatment prognosis
Biomechanics of Endodontically Treated Teeth
Features of mechanical preparation of complex root canals
Possible options for saving a tooth
The significance of prosthetic restoration in the long-term outcomes of treatment illustrated by clinical cases.
Lesson 5. Modern Approach to Complex Root Canal Retreatment Cases
Trauma and occlusal overload
Routes of pulp tissue infection
Fracture of the palatal root of the first maxillary premolar: tactics, treatment protocol, and prognosis
Root resorption: treatment strategy, material selection, and long-term outcomes
Condition of an Open Root Apex: Treatment Plan and Prognosis
Methods of MTA Placement: Recommendations and Video Demonstration
Instruments for placing MTA in apical surgery
Retreatment of a tooth with a titanium post and an instrument fragment in the root canal:
treatment tactics in complex clinical cases
buccal object rule
creating access
video demonstration of the technique for removing an instrument fragment.
Timing of prosthetic (orthopedic) treatment following endodontic therapy.
Lesson 6. Minimally invasive methods for removal of fractured instruments
3 factors for successful removal of broken instruments
Planning the removal of a fractured instrument
Indications and contraindications for removal of broken instrument fragments
The value of CBCT in planning and removal of fractured instruments
Video demonstration of removal of a broken instrument shorter than 4.5 mm using ultrasound
Video demonstration of removing a fractured instrument longer than 4.5 mm using a loop
Mechanical method for removing a broken instrument from the root canal:
advantages and disadvantages
tips for working with ultrasound
prevention of secondary instrument fracture
thermal damage to the tooth: causes.
Solutions for Removing Fractured Instruments: Requirements and Key Characteristics
Conditions for root canal preparation: dry and wet preparation
EDTA vs soybean oil: criteria for choosing an irrigant based on root canal curvature.
Lesson 7. Key preparation techniques for removing broken instruments from root canals
Overview of the Terauchi Kit
Selection of instruments and irrigants based on root canal curvature
Technique for root canal preparation 180°:
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advantages and disadvantages
preparation protocol.
Technique for preparing a root canal at 90°:
advantages and disadvantages
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10-Second Rule
Video demonstration of removal of a broken instrument shorter than 3 mm
Protocol for Preparation and Use of a Loop to Remove a Fractured Instrument from the Root Canal
Use of XP-Endo Shaper: demonstration
Removal of an instrument fragment outside the root canal: demonstration.
