Pitt Ford's Problem-Based Learning in Endodontology (eBook)

Shanon Patel is a specialist in endodontics; his time is divided between working in specialist referral practice in London, and teaching in the Endodontic Postgraduate Unit at King's College London Dental Institute where he is involved in the training of future specialists. He has published over 20 papers in peer reviewed scientific journals, written 2 book chapters, co-authored the textbook Principles of Endodontics and is completing a PhD assessing the applications of Cone Beam CT in endodontics. Henry F Duncan is a lecturer and consultant in endodontics at Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin coordinating teaching, clinical delivery of treatment and research in endodontics. He has published extensively and is currently undergoing a PhD assessing the influence of epigenetics and bio-inductive materials on vital pulp treatment.

List of contributors.

Section 1 Aetiology and Diagnosis.

Case 1.1 Microbiology of primary periapical periodontitis
(José F. Siqueira Jr and Isabela N.
Rôças).

Case 1.2 Chronic periapical periodontitis (Domenico
Ricucci).

Case 1.3 Chronic periapical periodontitis with
suppuration (Domenico Ricucci).

Case 1.4 Chronic periapical periodontitis with an
extraoral sinus (Philip Mitchell).

Case 1.5 Periodontial-endodontic lesions (Markus
Haapasalo and Hanna Haapasalo).

Section 2 Non-odontogenic Pain.

Case 2.1 The management of musculoskeletal pain
(Dermot Canavan and John Lordan).

Case 2.2 The management of neurovascular pain (Dermot
Canavan and John Lordan).

Case 2.3 The management of neuropathic pain (Dermot
Canavan and John Lordan).

Section 3 Apexification and Maintenance of Pulp
Vitality.

Case 3.1 Apexification (Shanon Patel).

Case 3.2 Apexogenesis (Shanon Patel).

Case 3.3 Pulp capping in a mature tooth (Henry
Duncan).

Case 3.4 Cracked tooth syndrome (Shanon
Patel).

Case 3.5 Emergency treatment of a complicated crown
fracture (Markus Haapasalo).

Section 4 Endodontic Treatment.

Case 4.1 Treatment planning (Henry Duncan).

Case 4.2 Instrumentation of the root canal system
(Edgar Schäfer).

Case 4.3 Local anaesthestic failure in endodontics.

Case 4.4 Disinfection of the root canal system (Shanon
Patel).

Case 4.5 Working length determination (Bhavin
Bhuva).

Case 4.6 Obturation of the root canal system (Henry
Duncan and Shalini Kanagasingam).

Section 5 Management of Failure and Complications During
Treatment.

Case 5.1 Post-treatment periapical periodontitis
(secondary infection) (David Figdor).

Case 5.2 Sodium hypochlorite accident (Bhavin Bhuva
and Steven Williams).

Case 5.3 Non-surgical perforation repair (Shanon Patel
and Shalini Kanagasingam).

Case 5.4 Surgical management of a perforation (Philip
Mitchell).

Case 5.5 Management of separated endodontic instruments
(Henry Duncan and Ya Shen).

Case 5.6 Endodontic microsurgery (Sam Kratchman and
Syngcuk Kim).

Case 5.7 Vertical root fracture (Markus
Haapasalo).

Case 5.8 Non-surgical re-treatment of complex anatomy
cases (Stephen Niemczyk).

Section 6 Restoration of the Endodontically Treated
Tooth.

Case 6.1 Discoloured non-vital tooth (Shanon Patel
).

Case 6.2 Restoration of an endodontically treated
posterior tooth (Shanon Patel).

Case 6.3 Restoration of a root-treated tooth with a
postretained crown (Bhavin Bhuva and Francesco
Mannocci).

Section 7 Trauma.

Case 7.1 Concussion and subluxation (Leif K.
Bakland).

Case 7.2 Lateral luxation (Shanon Patel and Conor
Durack).

Case 7.3 Intrusive luxation (Leif K. Bakland).

Case 7.4 Avulsion (Leif K. Bakland).

Case 7.5 Root fracture (Leif K. Bakland).

Section 8 Root Resorption.

Case 8.1 External cervical resorption (Shanon Patel
and Conor Durack).

Case 8.2 Internal root resorption (Conor Durack and
Shanon Patel).

"It would be of great benefit to those preparing for
postgraduate examinations, such as MFDS, with its emphasis on
problem posing and clinical management and its purposeful omission
of exhaustive detail surrounding the methodology of basic
orthograde root canal treatment. An exceedingly supportive
text." (VVT Magazine, 1 March 2012)

"These minor criticisms should not deter the student of
endodontology from purchasing this latest addition to the
endodontic literature as it is certainly a departure from the
standard textbook format which presents the study of endodontics in
a new and easily read "take- home- message" light. A worthwhile
purchase which will not leave the reader disappointed but rather
looking forward to the next edition which I am sure won't be too
long before it is at the publisher!." (Sydney Dental Hospital,
2011) "The problem-based learning approach lends itself brilliantly
to the field of endodontology in this highly palatable contemporary
text." (British Dental Journal, 25 November 2011)