Index

Bibliogr. p. 323-328. Index.

Medical evaluation and antibiotic precautions Clinical examination and assessment of an endodontic patient Radiographic examination and interpretation Diagnosis Treatment documentation and record keeping Managing the apprehensive patient Endodontic treatment planning : tooth-related considerations Endodontic vs. implant therapy for a single tooth Infection and success rates Presenting a treatment plan to a patient Endodontic instruments and equipment Clinical infection control Value of magnification Local anesthesia Guidelines for rubber dam use Access preparation and orifice identification Instrument and material choices Root canal irrigation Strategies to reach the root apex Shaping and cleaning the anatomically uncomplicated canal Shaping and cleaning the anatomically complicated canal Locating and opening the mineralized canal Managing the obstructed canal Mishaps during root canal shaping Mishaps in shaping the apical third Pain after cleaning and shaping Single-visit vs. multiple-visit therapy Interappointment temporization Final steps before obturation Guidelines for sealers and solid core materials Materials and methods of obturation Posttreatment pain after obturation Responding to posttreatment disease Challenges and mishaps in obturation Endodontic emergencies and their treatment Vital pulp capping Apexogenesis and pulpotomy Apexification Pulpal treatment in primary teeth Treating the avulsed tooth Bleaching techniques for nonvital and vital teeth Restoration of endodontically treated teeth