Traumatic Dental Injuries
Chapter 9 Traumatic Dental Injuries Mitsuhiro Tsukiboshi, Conor Durack Introduction The World Health Organisation (WHO) created a classification system for the varying types of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) in 1992…
Root Resorption
Chapter 10 Root Resorption Conor Durack, Shanon Patel Introduction Root resorption is the destruction of dental hard tissue, namely cementum and dentine, as a result of clastic cell action (Hammarström…
Assessment of Root Canal Anatomy
Chapter 6 Assessment of Root Canal Anatomy Francesca Abella, Shalini Kanagasingam Introduction Anatomical variations exist with each tooth type and may be a result of differences in ethnic background, age…
Dentoalveolar Anatomy
Chapter 5 Dentoalveolar Anatomy Cindy Verdegaal, Hagay Shemesh Introduction Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is most suitable for the imaging of bony structures, like the mandible and the maxillary bones….
Non-surgical and Surgical Re-treatment
Chapter 8 Non-surgical and Surgical Re-treatment Shanon Patel, Hagay Shemesh, Navid Saberi Introduction Endodontic treatment has a high success rate (Ng et al, 2011); however, on occasion treatment may fail….
Vertical Root Fractures
Chapter 11 Vertical Root Fractures Shanon Patel, Simon C Harvey Introduction Vertical root fracture (VRF) is a term used to describe longitudinally orientated cracks or fractures originating within the tooth…
Apical Periodontitis
Chapter 7 Apical Periodontitis Shanon Patel, Conor Durack Introduction Apical periodontitis (AP) is an acute or chronic inflammatory condition occurring around the root of a tooth. It is caused by…
