The ten chapters of the volume answer these ten fundamental questions and the clinician who faces an apical pathology of endodontic origin will therefore have the solutions. The aim of this text/atlas is to provide a guide to the diagnostic approach and to the execution of endodontic retreatments of complex cases. The book is enriched by over 150 clinical cases by world famous authors of various nationalities and illustrated with a high-quality iconography, expansion boxes and decision-making algorithms that guide the professional in the therapeutic choice.

Authors

Pio Bertani, Founding partner of StyleItaliano, active partner of SIE

Massimo Gagliani, Professor at the University of Milan, active partner of SIE

Fabio Gorni, Founding partner of StyleItaliano, active partner of SIE

Presentation

• When is a treatment considered ineffective?

• How is a failed treatment diagnosed radiologically?

• Is a retreatment always indicated?

• What are the best solutions for correct disinfection and irrigation?

• Which are the most appropriate obturation techniques in retreatments?

• When should a lesion of apical origin be considered resolved?

• What type of restorations may be performed in teeth with retreatments?

• Which are the most appropriate techniques for the removal of endocanalar materials?

• Can endodontic surgery be a first therapeutic choice?

• When can a post-extraction implant be performed?

Strengths

• All steps of the endodontic treatments are interpreted in a didactic way, declining them in the various phases: diagnostic, prognostic, operative, all supported by lavish iconography;
• The authors, all belonging of StyleItaliano, are all leaders in their respective specialties, active members within the major national and international endodontic societies, and some of the authors of publications on the major journals in the international context.
• Contains QR code to access digital content for each topic

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The failures in Endodontics. A clinical and epidemiological analysis.

Chapter 2 Diagnostic procedures in endodontic failures. Clinical and radiological examinations useful in the identification of periapical lesions.

Chapter 3 Clinical procedures to access the endodontium.

Chapter 4 Disinfection and clinical protocols in retreatments.

Chapter 5 Endodontal filling.

Chapter 6 Post-retreatment: a guided course. The temporal evolution of the therapies’ outcomes: tools and means to evaluate.

Chapter 7 Endo-periodontal lesions and perforations.

Chapter 8 Surgical Endodontics. An alternative approach for the treatment of periapical diseases.

Chapter 9 The reconstruction of the endodontically retreated tooth. Peculiarities and operational techniques.

Chapter 10 Tooth or implant: criteria for solving the dilemma.