Discussions on Endodontics

Should I go in surgically and remove the root canal obturation material prior to placing the implant?

I remember in dental school learning about endodontic stabilizers. These were long, tapered posts that inserted through the root canal system and extended into the surrounding bone.

The periapical radiograph shows 80% bone loss around the root. Should I recommend removing the tooth and replacing it with an implant and crown?

There are some opposing views on whether or not an endodontic pathosis on a natural tooth can cause a retrograde peri-implantitis in an adjacent implant.

Is there any way to confidently determine that an endodontically treated tooth will definitely not be a problem for an adjacent implant?

Whenever there is an endodontically-treated tooth next to the dental implant site, I refer the patient to an endodontist to evaluate the endo tooth and to determine if retreatment or periapical surgery is required prior to placing the dental implant.

I read an article in the current issue of the Journal of Endodontics that describes techniques that are being developed for re-vascularizing the pulpless tooth and then regenerating the pulp tissue with stem cells.

I am going into my fourth year of dental school and am trying to figure out what direction to go after I graduate. My family dentist encouraged me to go into a specialty and he recommended endodontics.