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Endodontics:An Introduction to the Specialty
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What We’ll Cover Today
• What is endodontics?
• Root canals
• The importance of saving natural teeth
• Recent advances in endodontics
• Endodontists and general practitioners
• Consider becoming an endodontist
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Why I Became an Endodontist
• [Insert personal testimonial about why you became an endodontist. Use a recent procedure or patient encounter to illustrate how your day-to-day practice is professionally rewarding.]
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What Is Endodontics?• Endodontics is the science of treating problems
that involve the tissue inside the tooth, with a focus on:
– diagnosing and treating oral and facial pain;
– performing root canals;
– repairing cracked teeth; and
– replacing avulsed (knocked-out) teeth.
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Facts about Endodontics
• There are approximately 4,000 active endodontists in the United States.
• Endodontists complete four years of dental school and two or more years of advanced training in endodontics.
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Facts about Endodontics
• Endodontics is the fastest growing dental specialty—the number of endodontists has increased 84 percent over the past two decades.
• Root canals account for more than 95 percent of the procedures performed by endodontists.
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Root Canal Facts• Root canals performed by endodontists
are a better and common alternative to tooth extraction.
• Root canals save nearly 16 million teeth annually.
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Root Canal Facts• Patients who have had root canals
performed by an endodontist are six times more likely to describe them as painless than those who have never had a root canal.
• Eighty-five percent of patients who have had a root canal performed by an endodontist would return to an endodontist for future work.
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What Is Root Canal Treatment?
• Root canal treatment is needed when the pulp becomes inflamed or infected as a result of:
–injury;–deep decay;–repeated dental procedures; or–a cracked or chipped tooth.
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How Are Root Canals Performed?
• During root canal treatment, the endodontist:
–removes the inflamed or infected pulp;–cleans and shapes the inside of the canals (channels inside the tooth); and–fills and seals the space.
[Discuss a root canal you performed to illustrate these steps.]
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How Are Root Canals Performed?
• After the root canal, the endodontist returns the patient to a general dentist to have a crown placed or other restorative work performed.
• After restoration, the tooth continues to function like any other tooth.
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The Importance of Saving Natural Teeth
• Saving natural teeth is priority #1.
– Natural teeth are more likely to withstand forces of mastication (chewing).
– Natural teeth look better than implants.
– Implants can lead to loss of gum sensitivity.
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The Importance of Saving Natural Teeth
• Americans feel strongly about keeping their natural teeth.
–Seventy-six percent prefer a root canal to tooth extraction.
–One-third would not sell a healthy front tooth for any amount of money.
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Recent Advances in Endodontics
[Bring samples of new equipment or supplies from your office as visual aids, or insert photographs.]
• New optics provide improved vision and greater accuracy.
– Surgical binoculars
– Operating microscopes
• Endoscopy offers enhanced illumination and magnification during endodontic microsurgery.
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Recent Advances in Endodontics
• Instrument miniaturization facilitates precise treatment on tooth structures.
–Microscalpels
–Ultrasonic handpieces
–Microsurgical irrigators
–Miniature carriers, condensers and pluggers
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Endodontists and General Practitioners
• Endodontists and general practitioners enjoy a strong reciprocal relationship.
• Most endodontists:– accept emergency referrals;– provide immediate relief to referred patients;
and– help keep general dentists’ practices on
schedule.
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Endodontists and General Practitioners
• Endodontists’ specialized training allows them to perform even the most complex endodontic procedures with the highest rates of tooth survival.
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Consider Becoming an Endodontist
• Endodontists relieve people’s pain and help them retain their natural teeth.
• The demand for endodontic services is increasing.– Root canals are on the rise (up 13
percent between 1990 and 1999).– The aging of America will increase the
need for endodontists.
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Consider Becoming an Endodontist
• Advances in endodontic techniques and practices makes this an exciting time to be an endodontist.
• Endodontics is professionally rewarding.
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Consider Becoming an Endodontist
• American Association of Endodontists
– I am a member of the American Association of Endodontists.
– The AAE represents more than 7,200 members worldwide, including approximately 95 percent of all eligible endodontists in the United States.
– For additional information about endodontics, visit www.aae.org
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Q&A• [Insert presenter name, degree,
–practice name,
–address,
–website and
–phone number.]