Type of Surgery
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Last updated: 11/24/2009
BOOKS
Peterson, L. J., E. Ellis, J. R. Hupp, and M. R. Tucker. Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 4th edition. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2002.
Tronstad, L. Clinical Endodontics: A Textbook 2nd edition....
New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2003.
Walton, R. E. and M. Torabinejad. Principles and Practice ofEndodontics, 3rd edition. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2001.
Wray, D. Textbook of General and Oral Surgery. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2003.
PERIODICALS
Bader, H. I. "Treatment Planning for Implants versus Root Canal Therapy: A Contemporary Dilemma."Implant Dentistry 11, no. 3 (2002): 217–223.
Buchanan, L. S. "Negotiating Root Canals to their Termini."Dentistry Today 19, no. 11(2000): 60–71.
Douglass, A. B., and J. M. Douglass. "Common Dental Emergencies."American Family Physician 67, no.3 (2003): 511–516.
Himel, V. T., and M. E. Levitan. "Use of Nickel Titanium Instruments for Cleaning and Shaping Root Canal Systems."Texas Dental Journal 120, no. 3 (2003) L 262–268.
ORGANIZATIONS
Academy of General Dentistry, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. (312) 440-4300.
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 211 East Chicago Avenue, #700, Chicago, IL 60611-2663. (312) 337-2169. Fax: (312) 337-6329.
American Association of Endodontists, 211 E. Chicago Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60611-2691. (800) 872-3636 or (312) 266-7255. Fax: (866) 451-9020 or (312) 266-9867. info@aae.org.
American Dental Association, 211 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. (312) 440-2500. Fax: (312) 440-7494.
OTHER
Animated-Teeth.com. [cited May 2, 2003].
Health Promotion Board of Singapore. [cited May 2, 2003].
New Zealand Dental Association. [cited May 2, 2003].
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This narrated animation shows how root canal surgery can save a natural tooth from destruction from advanced tooth decay. A cut away view of the tooth is shown along with the steps required to replace the diseased core of the tooth. In this version of a root canal, an artifical crown is placed, commonly referred to as a dental cap.
During a root canal, the diseased pulp of a tooth (A), is removed (B). The remaining empty tooth is filled and sealed with a filling or crown. (Illustration by GGS Inc.)
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In the situation that a tooth is considered so threatened (because of decay, cracking, etc.) that future infection is considered likely or inevitable, a pulpectomy, removal of the pulp tissue, is advisable to prevent such infection. Usually, some inflammation and/or infection is already present within or below the tooth. To cure the infection and save the tooth, the dentist drills into the pulp chamber and removes the infected pulp by scraping it out of the root canals. Once this is done, the dentist fills the cavity with an inert material and seals up the opening. This procedure is known as root canal therapy. If enough of the tooth has been damaged, or removed as a result of the treatment, a crown may be required.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endodontic_therapy#Root_canal_treatment
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