Endodontics: from classic protocols to extreme

– Tasks of endodontic treatment;

– Historical aspects of endodontics;

– Pulpotomy: partial and full;

– Modern pulp preservation tactics;

– Diagnosis of pulp diseases;

– Partial pulpotomy: benefits;

– Histological aspects of pulpotomy;

– Biological approach: advantages;

– Prospects for the treatment of deep caries;

– Materials for pulpotomy;

– Current treatment prospects.

– Prevention of periapical inflammation;

– Reversible and irreversible pulpitis: diagnosis;

– Pathogenesis of pulp inflammation;

– Irreversible pulpitis: tactics;

– Direct and indirect pulp capping;

– Calcium hydroxide: mechanism of action and benefits;

– Material properties: bioceramic vs calcium hydroxide;

– Types of bioceramics and their properties;

– Vital pulp therapy: methods;

– Success of endodontic treatment: criteria;

– SAF system: advantages;

– XP-Endo®: properties;

– Root canal obturation: materials and tools.

– The complexities of apical anatomy: choice of treatment tactics;

– Understanding of root canals: historical aspects;

– The result of endodontic treatment: factors;

– Biological aspects of root canal treatment;

– Healing of periapical tissues: conditions;

– Protrusion of gutta-percha for the apex: tactics;

– Basic principles of root canal treatment;

– Apical "barbarians" and "pulpophiles": differences in concepts;

– The concept of apical patency: significance for the outcome of treatment;

– Canal length:

- Criteria for determining,

- Radiological parameters,

- Apexlocator application.

– Overfill and flush fill: advantages and disadvantages;

– Types of periapical healing;

– Tissue response to the filling materials;

– "Cement canals": the concept and its meaning.

– The mechanism of root canal infection;

– Histological healing: criteria;

– Limitations in the instrumental treatment of root canals;

– Extra-root infection: types and morphology;

– Periapical actinomycosis: treatment difficulties;

– Causes of endodontic treatment failures: classification;

– Origin of periapical lesions;

– Types of cysts and their diagnosis: true and pocket;

– Planning the treatment of periapical lesions;

– Surgical operation: indications;

– Pathology of endodontic and non-endodontic origin: differential diagnosis.

– Diagnosis and treatment planning for file removal;

– What determines success in broken file retrieval and removal;

– Do you need do remove every single broken file?

– СBCT in broken file removal;

– File removal depending on the location in the root canal;

– Concept of ultrasonic broken file removal;

– Key preparation technique;

– Key predictable removal technique;

– Using a microscope - quality assurance of broken file removal;

– Materials for broken file removal;

– Solutions for extracting file fragments;

– Root canal preparation protocol for broken files retrieval;

– "Dancing" and "flexing" breakage: differences;

– Clinical tips for broken file retrieval.

– Criteria for endodontic treatment (Strindberg): success and failure;

– Successful endodontic treatment:

- From the point of view of science,

- From the dentist's point of view,

- From the patient's point of view.

– Treatment prognosis: communication with the patient;

– Criteria for success and failure of implantation;

– Clinical possibilities of saving tooth;

– Diagnosis: differential diagnosis.

- Vertical tooth fracture,

- Periodontal problem,

- Pulp necrosis.

– Saving of severely destroyed teeth:

- Surgical extension,

- Tooth extrusion.

– The periapical process: diagnosis and treatment planning;

– Selective treatment: pros and cons;

– The size of the inflammatory process: prognosis for saving tooth;

– Materials for retrograde filling;

– Surgical template for apical surgery;

– Tooth replantation: a clinical example.