Articles

Efficacy evaluation of a cordless ultrasonic unit in achieving reduction of bacterial load within a root canal system as compared to a conventional ultrasonic unit and negative pressure irrigation

Increase in efficacy during root canal irrigation may contribute to better treatment outcomes. This study investigated the efficacy of ultrasonic and negative pressure irrigation systems using sodium hypochlor...

Authors: Randall Mikulik, Ali Naji, Ransome van der Hoeven, Igor Tsesis, Eyal Rosen and David E. Jaramillo

Antibiofilm activity of epoxy sealer incorporated with quaternary ammonium macromolecule

A common reason for failure of root canal treatment is residual bacterial biofilm or reinfection due to coronal seal inadequacy. Recently, the idea of using macromolecules with antibacterial features has evolv...

Authors: Tal Becker, Nir Sterer, Ronit Bar-Ness Greenstein, Tamar Toledano and Michael Solomonov

Cone beam computed tomography in endodontics: the missing link?

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has become a popular diagnostic method in endodontics. However, recently published data provides a glance into possible missing links regarding the efficacy of CBCT and its...

Authors: Eyal Rosen and Igor Tsesis

The preservation of teeth with root-originated fractures

Traditionally, when a root-originated fracture (ROF) was diagnosed in an endodontically treated tooth, the tooth was scheduled for extraction. However, modern endodontics offers new treatment options to manage...

Authors: Eyal Rosen, Ilan Beitlitum and Igor Tsesis

Cone-beam computed tomography analysis of root canal morphology in mandibular first molars in a Chinese population: a clinical study

The aim of this study was to evaluate the root canal morphology of mandibular first molars in a Chinese population by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Authors: Na Ni, Shen Cao, Lei Han, Linkun Zhang, Jing Ye and Chengfei Zhang

Root-originating dentinal defects: methodological aspects and clinical relevance

It was in the 1980s when the association between root-filling procedures and dentinal microcracks was made. Nowadays, root-originating microcracks, also known as dentinal defects, are recognized as a possible ...

Authors: Peter Zahi Tawil, Elisa Kristin Arnarsdottir and Marcelo Santos Coelho

The diagnosis and management of nerve injury during endodontic treatment

Nerve injury and an ensuing altered sensation following endodontic treatment is an infrequent and severe complication, which may lead to longstanding disability and may have substantial adverse effects on the ...

Authors: Eyal Rosen

Implant-associated cracked teeth: case series

This study presents a series of 18 cases of cracked non-endodontically treated teeth that were diagnosed following the placement of adjacent implant-supported rehabilitation. These findings could suggest a pos...

Authors: Eyal Rosen, Tomer Goldberger, Aviad Tamse, Carlos E. Nemcovsky, Salmon Breslauer, Ilan Beitlitum and Igor Tsesis

Smear layer and debris removal from dentinal tubules using different irrigation protocols: scanning electron microscopic evaluation, an in vitro study

This study investigated the ability of different irrigation protocols to keep dentinal tubules (DT) open and avoid their blockage by the smear layer (SL) during the cleaning and shaping procedure (CSP).

Authors: Hsin-Hui Wang, Daniel Sanabria-Liviac, Philippe Sleiman, Samuel O. Dorn and David E. Jaramillo

Biological complications in implant-supported oral rehabilitation: as the pendulum swings back towards endodontics and tooth preservation

The decision whether to retain a tooth by additional endodontic and restorative treatments or to extract it and replace it with an implant-supported restoration has been extensively debated, and the common app...

Authors: Carlos E. Nemcovsky and Eyal Rosen

What do we (do not) know about the use of cone beam computed tomography in endodontics? A thematic series with a call for scientific evidence

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has become a common diagnostic method in endodontics. However, the current literature provides insufficient information about different aspects that are related to the use ...

Authors: Kıvanç Kamburoğlu, Igor Tsesis and Eyal Rosen

Speculations, knowledge, and evidence about crown and root fractures

Authors: Eyal Rosen, Igor Tsesis and Aviad Tamse

Multiple Tooth Fractures in Posterior Teeth Diagnosed Following Emergency Intubation

This report presents a case of a patient with multiple tooth fractures in posterior teeth that were diagnosed several months following an emergency intubation.

Authors: Shlomo Elbahary, Salmon Breslauer and Eyal Rosen

Root canal disinfection comparing conventional irrigation vs photon-induced photoacoustic streaming (PIPS) using a buffered 0.5 % sodium hypochlorite solution

The purpose of this study was to assess the antimicrobial effect of a buffered 0.5 % sodium hypochlorite solution activated by photon-induced photoacoustic streaming compared to conventional irrigation.

Authors: David E. Jaramillo, Enrique Aguilar, Ana Arias, Ronald Ordinola-Zapata, Raydolfo M. Aprecio and Jose L. Ibarrola

Classifying scientific evidence as the basis for evidence-based decision making: is strength of evidence absolute?

Authors: Eyal Rosen and Igor Tsesis

Apical termination of root canal procedures—ambiguity or disambiguation?

The issues of working length determination, its apical extent, and the position of the final root canal filling have been controversial, as differing points of view have existed between the biologically based ...

Authors: James L. Gutmann

Reactionary and reparative dentin formation after pulp capping: Hydrogel vs. Dycal

After indirect capping, injured odontoblasts generate reactionary dentin, whereas after direct capping of a pulp exposure pulp, cells stimulate the formation of reparative dentin. The aim of this study was to ...

Authors: A Njeh, E Uzunoğlu, H Ardila-Osorio, S Simon, A Berdal, O Kellermann and M Goldberg

From pulpal stem cells to tooth repair: an emerging field for dental tissue engineering

In current dental practices, traditional restorative approaches may have relatively limited long-term survival and may be associated to diverse complications, such as allergy, pulpitis, or periodontal patholog...

Authors: Anne Baudry, Emel Uzunoglu, Benoit Schneider, Odile Kellermann and Michel Goldberg

Developments in the quantity and quality of endodontic publications: two sides of the same coin?

Authors: Eyal Rosen and Igor Tsesis