by soniachopra | Oct 18, 2019 | Endodontics
I talk about missed MB2s all the time (“MB2 Problems, The Struggle is Real” and “MB2s are Everywhere,” to name a few other posts), but it’s not the only commonly-missed canal. In many ways, the second distal canal is the sister to the...
by soniachopra | Sep 20, 2019 | Endodontic Case Study, Endodontics
I met endodontist Dr. Beth Damas at the recent Dentsply Sirona Key Opinion Leader meeting. Even though there’s much more to her practice than treating children, I was so impressed with her presentation, I am going to start referring to her as The Pediatric...
by soniachopra | Aug 16, 2019 | Endodontics, Tools
What do you do when your files or your gutta percha are shorter than your canal? This scenario is probably most true for a canine tooth, but the bottom line is that sometimes you can have teeth that are way longer than your instruments, and that is pretty...
by soniachopra | Aug 2, 2019 | Endodontics
What do these three endo cases have in common? Let’s see if you can spot it… . . . . Did you figure it out?? Should I tell you? Drum roll please…. All three of these patients still had the cotton and cavit left in the chamber at their one year recall,...
by soniachopra | Jul 12, 2019 | Endodontics
What do you do when you see a root perforation? Does that usually mean “non-restorable” to you? We learned before that the variables that affect a root perforation are TIME, SIZE and LOCATION. The longer the perforation has been there, the worse...
by soniachopra | May 10, 2019 | Endodontics
One of my favorite things to teach in my online course “E-school” is MTA Vital Pulp Therapy. I believe that every dentist should know how to do this. It is such a service for your patients! It works really well on pediatric patients, but did you know...
