The Guidebook to Molar Endodontics

This book, now in an extensively revised second edition, offers readers a pragmatic approach to endodontic therapy for permanent molars, based on up-to-date evidence.

All chapters are authored by well-known experts in the field, and focus on preparation for treatment, vital pulp therapy, access cavity preparation, root canal shaping, outcome assessment, retreatment, apical surgery, and specific aspects of restorations for root canal-treated molars. Detailed micro-CT data visualizing canal anatomy is compared to cone beam CT and dental magnetic resonance tomography. Clear information is provided on contemporary clinical practices, specific to molar endodontics. Important steps are illustrated in clinical photographs and radiographs, as well as by schematic diagrams. Tables, check lists and boxes highlight key points for special attention and guiding references are provided.

Performing molar endodontics is often a daunting prospect, regardless of the practice setting. Technology such as digital imaging, apex locators and nickel-titanium instruments have, however, have made procedures significantly easier and more practical for non-specialists This is where Molar Endodontics is an ideal source of guidance. This book will help clinicians master molar endodontics with useful clinical methods.

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Dr. Peters received his dental degree from the University of Kiel in Germany in 1990 and completed his postgraduate endodontic training at Zurich University Dental School in Switzerland in 2001. In 2004, he earned his MS in Oral and Craniofacial Sciences from the University of California at San Francisco followed by a certificate in Endodontics from the same school in 2006.

After holding faculty positions in Kiel and Heidelberg, Germany, then in Zurich, Switzerland, as well as at the University of California, San Francisco, USA. Dr. Ove Peters was professor and the founding director of the postgraduate endodontic program at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco as well as the Chair of the Department of Endodontics. In 2020 Dr. Peters joined the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, as Professor of Endodontics.

Dr. Peters has published more than 250 manuscripts related to endodontic technology and biology. He has authored two books and contributed to several leading textbooks; he also is an associate editor for the International Endodontic Journal, an academic editor for PLOS One and serves on the review panel of multiple other journals. Dr. Peters has received the Hans Genet Award of the European Society of Endodontology, the Louis I. Grossman Award of the American Association of Endodontists and most recently the Distinguished Scientist Award in Pulp Biology by the IADR. He is a Diplomate of the ABE, a member of OKU and a Fellow of the International and American Colleges of Dentistry.

Inhalt

1. Molar root canal anatomy.- 2. Diagnosis in Molar Endodontics.- 3. Imaging of Molars and Associated Structures.- 4. Local Anesthesia for Molar Endodontics.- 5. Vital Pulp Therapy for Permanent Molars.- 6. Molar Access.- 7. Shaping, Disinfection and Obturation for Molars.- 8. Considerations for the restoration of root canal-treated molars.- 9. Assessing and Managing Cracked Molars.- 10. The outcome of endodontic treatment.- 11. Non-Surgical Root Canal Retreatment.- 12. Endodontic Microsurgery for Molars.