Managing Cracked Teeth with Root Extension: A Prospective Preliminary Study Using Biodentine™ Material.

Purpose: The authors of this study proposed an innovative approach involving the use of Biodentine™ material as an intraorifice barrier in cracked teeth with root extension to promote internal crack sealing, preventing the possibility of microinfiltration and apical crack propagation.

Materials And Methods: The dental records of 11 patients with 12 posterior cracked teeth with root extension were included with a precise protocol performed by a senior endodontist. The treatment protocol included pulp diagnosis, crack identification using a dental operating microscope (DOM), endodontic treatment, placing a Biodentine™ as an intraorifice barrier, and immediate full-coverage restoration.

Dentinal microcracks induced by endodontic procedures: A scientometric and bibliometric analysis.

Background: Due to the large number of publications relating the occurrence of dental microcracks to endodontic procedures, this bibliometric study evaluated the scientific pattern and trends in literature and provided an overview of scientific production in this context.

Aim: To analyze, quantify, and characterize the scientific production and trends of published articles evaluating dentinal microcracks formation after endodontic treatment procedures between 2010 and 2020 using bibliometric indicators.

Materials And Methods: Published articles were found by the search in the Medline (PubMed) and Scopus database using the combination of the following keywords: Dentinal crack OR Dentinal Microcrack OR Crack formation OR Dentin Defect AND Endodontic treatment OR Root canal preparation OR Canal Preparation OR Root canal treatment OR endodontic procedures.

The Correlation of Crack Lines and Definitive Restorations with the Survival and Success Rates of Cracked Teeth: A Long-term Retrospective Clinical Study.

Introduction: Cracked teeth frequently require protective adhesive restorations. This long-term, longitudinal retrospective clinical study aimed to evaluate the factors influencing the success and survival rates of cracked teeth with crack lines (CLs) in different directions when restored early with onlays or full-coverage crowns.

Methods: The dental records of 71 patients with a total of 86 cracked teeth with different pulpal and periapical diagnoses and with follow-ups spanning over 1-11 years were included.

Effect of Different Resin Cements on the Bond Strength of Custom-made Reinforced Glass Fiber Posts-A Push-out Study.

Aim And Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effect of different resin cements on the bond strength (BS) of custom-made glass fiber posts (GFPs) using the push-out test.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four uniradicular bovine teeth were selected. The crowns were sectioned at the cementoenamel junction, and the root canals were treated.

Two and Three-dimensional Parameters in Cone-beam Computed Tomography Monitoring of Apical Periodontitis in Traumatized Teeth: Case Report and Long-term Follow-up.

Assessment of apical periodontitis (AP) is a challenging task. This case report highlights the CBCT diagnosis and monitoring of periapical radiolucency (PR) using ITK-SNAP software 3.8v in a complex clinical scenario of three traumatized anterior teeth.

Bio-C Repair - A New Bioceramic Material for Root Perforation Management: Two Case Reports.

These case reports aimed to describe the management of lateral perforation in the middle cervical third of the root in two maxillary incisors with pulp canal calcification using Bio-C Repair, with safe and viable clinical treatment strategies. Digital radiographic exams were obtained with different angles and analyzed using different filters. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images were requested to show the actual position of the canal, location of the perforation, and guide the strategic planning of the case.

Micro-CT evaluation of maxillary first molars: interorifice distances and internal anatomy of the mesiobuccal root.

This study aimed to describe the morphometric relationship of root canal orifices on the pulp floor in the presence/absence of mesiobuccal second canal (MB2) in the maxillary first molars and other aspects of its internal anatomy. Sixty-two maxillary first molars were scanned by micro-CT. The presence of the MB2 canal was verified.

Dentinal Microcracks Induced by Endodontic Procedures: Suggested Design for Experimental Studies Using Micro-Computed Tomography and Strain Gauges.

Introduction: The present study aimed to describe an in vitro study model to investigate root surface strain (RSS) and its correlation with the initiation/propagation of microcracks during different endodontic procedures.

Methods: Four lower human incisors extracted microcrack free were selected by micro-computed tomographic imaging. Two strain gauges were bonded to the root surface of each incisor.

Apical periodontitis associated with a calculus-like deposit: A case report of a rare fan-shaped manifestation.

Introduction: Bacterial biofilms can be calcified. Granulomas or cystic lesions are the most commonly found entities in endodontics. Surprisingly, this case report presents a rare radiopaque image, in a fan shape, of a calculus-like deposit in the periapical region of the maxillary left central incisor.