8/19: Intro to Endo

Question 1

What is the most important thing to do to get a good grade in pre-clinical lab?

Answer 1

Collect good teeth

Question 2

How many teeth do we need for good access?

Answer 2

6 teeth (good crowns, roots not important)

Question 3

What teeth do we need for access?

Answer 3

Max: 1 incisor, 1 premolar, 1 molar
Mand: 1 incisor, 1 premolar, 1 molar

Question 4

How many teeth do we need for RCT?

Answer 4

4 teeth (good crowns and good canals)

Question 5

What teeth do we need for RCT?

Answer 5

Mand: 1 molar and 2 premolar (1 for RCT and 1 for final)
Max: 1 premolar

Question 6

At the 1st lab period in January, what should we bring?

Answer 6

Radiographs and 10 best teeth

Question 7

Can we bring teeth with amalgams in it?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Teeth for access should have good

Answer 8

Crowns
Pulp chambers seen on radiographs

Question 9

Teeth for RCT should have

Answer 9

Accessible canals
Fully developed apex
Curvatures less than 20 degrees

Question 10

No tooth should be greater than

Answer 10

25mm in length

Question 11

Can we have calcified canals?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

Can we bring 3rd molars?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

Can we have open apices?

Answer 13

No

Question 14

What kind of apices do we need?

Answer 14

Closed

Question 15

Extracted teeth are _______ material

Answer 15

Contaminated

Question 16

Extracted teeth must be autoclaved where?

Answer 16

UMKC (121C/15psi for 40 min)

Question 17

What solution are we supposed to keep our teeth in?

Answer 17

⅓ bleach
⅓ glycerin
⅓ water

Question 18

After autoclaving, teeth should be stored in what state?

Answer 18

Hydrated

Question 19

No name =

Answer 19

No grade

Question 20

Does she round up grades?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

This is the speciality pertaining to the prevention and treatment of apical periodontitis

Answer 21

Endodontics

Question 22

What are 3 areas to competent endodontic treatment?

Answer 22

Diagnosis
Tx planning
Prognosis

Question 23

What 3 things are we expected to learn in this course?

Answer 23

Diagnostic standards
Tx planning standards
Competent prognosis

Question 24

What is the scope of endodontics?

Answer 24

Diagnosis
Vital pulp therapy
Nonsurgical treatment and oburation (filling) of root canals
Selective surgical removal of tissues
Intentional extraction and replantation
Surgical removal of tooth structures
Internal bleaching of discolored dentin and enamel
Retreatment of teeth/post-core involving root

Question 25

Pulp capping is an example of what part of endodontics?

Answer 25

Viral pulp therapy

Question 26

What is new in endodontics?

Answer 26

Regenerative endodontics

Question 27

What do we attempt to do in regenerative endodontics?

Answer 27

Revitalizing necrotic teeth

Question 28

How many years to be an endodontist?

Answer 28

2-3 more years

Question 29

What are the 2 most important principles that we are supposed to take away from the next 2 semesters?

Answer 29

Diagnosis
Case selection

Question 30

What is the only reliable source of endo information?

Answer 30

AAE

Question 31

Is the AES reliable and accepted by the ADA?

Answer 31

No

Question 32

Is the N2: Sargenti technique acceptable and legal?

Answer 32

No

Question 33

This is the notion that a local infection affecting a small area of the body can lead to subsequent infection and/or symptoms in other part of the body

Answer 33

Focal infection theory

Question 34

What percentage of endo are done by GD?

Answer 34

75%

Question 35

How many endo teeth are saved?

Answer 35

17M

Question 36

What % of treatment of endo is successful?

Answer 36

90%

Question 37

What are the objectives of endodontics?

Answer 37

Diagnose
Preform endo therapy
Recall and document healing

Question 38

Why is the Sargenti technique bad?

Answer 38

Paraformaldehyde left in the tooth

Question 39

What is the most popular specialty?

Answer 39

Ortho then endo

Question 40

When was endo recognized as a specialty?

Answer 40

1963