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...
by soniachopra | Mar 15, 2019 | Endodontics
This week’s question is “Retreatment versus the apico – which to use, and when?” Watch my video explanation, and you can also read below. But definitely check out the case images in the video. Video transcript: Do you ever have trouble...
by soniachopra | Feb 8, 2019 | Endodontics
I am going to assume that you know this already, but this is such an important fact to emphasize — MB2s are everywhere. Through my time teaching, I still can’t believe that many dentists don’t know the true percentages of the presence of MB2s. When I ask my...
