Author: Jorge "Koki" Alberdi

ABSTRACT Background. Dens invaginatus is a dental anomaly that can predispose the tooth to pulp and periapical pathology. Case Description. Different endodontists treated 6 maxillary incisors with dens invaginatus associated with apical periodontitis. Cone-beam computed tomography was used to help with diagnosis and treatment planning in most patients. Four patients received diagnoses of Oehlers type II dens invaginatus and the.. Read more

CASE REPORT/CLINICAL TECHNIQUES 2022 – “HONORABLE MENTION JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS”. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENDODONTISTS. ABSTRACT This article shows the follow-up of several cases of maxillary sinusitis of dental (usually endodontic) origin, with different manifestations, diagnostic challenges, and outcomes.Cases from 14 patients from 3 countries and treated by 7 different endodontists are presented, all of them with inflammatory sinus changes represented.. Read more

ABSTRACT El objetivo principal de la obturación endodóntica es rellenar de manera hermética y tridimensional el sistema de conductos radiculares con materiales inertes, antisépticos y/o bioactivos que estimulen el proceso de reparación o no lo interfieran. La utilización de agentes selladores para la obturación endodóntica es esencial para rellenar las irregularidades del conducto y las pequeñas discrepancias entre la pared.. Read more

ABSTRACT Endodontic retreatment is carried out in cases that previous endodontic therapies failed. The main cause of treatment failure is bacterial persistence within the root canal or coronal leakage after treatment. The key factor to achieve success should be to evaluate whether retreatment is viable from a pathological and restorative point of view. The literature reports a success rate ranging.. Read more