How much has really changed in 100 years in clinical practice? This video shows root canal treatment from 1917...as you can see rubber dam was used, as was sodium hypochlorite, Gutta Percha and the recognition that the canal system needed... Continue Reading →
The success of endodontic treatment depends on the eradication of microbes (if present) from the root-canal system and prevention of reinfection. The root canal is shaped with hand and rotary instruments under constant irrigation to remove the inflamed and necrotic... Continue Reading →
Irrigation is the key step in disinfection of the root canal system. Reducing the bacterial load within the apical 3mm of the canal in preparation for obturation is largely achieved with chemo-mechanical debridement utilising files and hypochlorite. The method with... Continue Reading →