endodontics

Endodontics () is the dental specialty concerned with the study and treatment of the dental pulp.

Key facts

Occupation.name: Endodontist
Occupation.image: US Navy 040324-N-8213G-148 Lt. Cmdr. David Craig, of Brilliant, Ohio, performs a root canal on his patient.jpg
Occupation.caption: An endodontist operating on his patient.
Occupation.type: Specialty
Occupation.activity_sector: Dentistry
Occupation.formation: Dental Degree, Specialty certificate in endodontics
Occupation.employment_field: Hospitals, Private Practices
Occupation.related_occupation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Research

69,466 papers

Present status and future directions: Surgical endodontics.International endodontic journal · 2022
Radiology in Endodontics.Dental clinics of North America · 2021
Review of guidance for the selection of regenerative endodontics, apexogenesis, apexification, pulpotomy, and other endodontic treatments for immature permanent teeth.International endodontic journal · 2023
Ultrasonics in endodontics: a review of the literature.Journal of endodontics · 2007
Cone beam computed tomography in Endodontics - a review of the literature.International endodontic journal · 2019

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Commons category: Endodontology
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Article

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Contents

Overview
Procedures
Root canal treatment
Periradicular surgery
Apicoectomy
Other procedures
Tools
Training
Australia
United States
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Endodontics () is the dental specialty concerned with the study and treatment of the dental pulp.

== Overview == Endodontics encompasses the study (practice) of the basic and clinical sciences of normal dental pulp, the etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the dental pulp along with associated periradicular conditions.