Comparative evaluation of the accuracy of six different apex locators in working length determination of molars using intraoral periapical radiographs: An study.

Context: One of the crucial steps in endodontic treatment is determining the working length (WL). There are various methods for performing this procedure, one of which is an electronic apex locator (EAL) measurement.

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of six EALs, i.

A Review of Medicolegal Considerations of Endodontic Practice for General Dental Practitioners.

Treating a live human being to their health has been considered as a noble profession since the ancient times. Doctors are duty bound by their professional ethics to provide the best treatment to their patients. Endodontics is the specialty branch of the dental science of saving natural teeth in the oral cavity.

Endodontic Management of Mandibular Second Premolar with Type IX Canal Configuration Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography as a Diagnostic Aid: A Rare Case Report.

Successful endodontic treatment requires knowledge of the root canal anatomy, cleaning, and shaping followed by three-dimensional filling of the root canals. With the advent of newer diagnostic aids such as cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and magnifying tools such as dental operating microscope and loupes, it has become easier for an operator to identify the root canal anatomy of teeth and reduce the risk of procedural accidents and failures. Variations in root canal configuration require modification in access cavity preparation, disinfection, and obturation of the canals.

Patient induced unusual metallic obturation of the root canal of permanent maxillary central incisor with an immature apex - A rare case report.

Discovery of multiple foreign objects in the root canal is unusual and their removal is often difficult and challenging procedure. Entrapment of the foreign object in the pulp chamber or in root canal usually occur accidentally in children with the habit of chewing or placing various objects in the oral cavity. Clinically it was often encountered in tooth with wide carious lesion, exposed pulp chamber due to trauma or tooth left open for the drainage during root canal treatment.