Video: How to place Fiber posts

I once took 3 days off to shoot some videos to see how they turned out. Not sure why I did it, but in hindsight, it was probably to test out this new camera and an expensive cordless microphone that I had just purchased :-). Some of these videos are from those days. This particular […]

Middle-Mesial canal

This was an old case i discovered on my comp. I treated this case in 2006. It is probably a good case to demonstrate the location of the middle mesial canal.Strangely, the first thing that I thought when I saw this case today was, “Did this really benefit the patient? There wasn’t any lesion and […]

Apexification

This was one of the first apexification cases i did. I started this case before i purchased a microscope (and I wasn’t using MTA at that time). I packed the canal with a thick Iodoform + Calcium hydroxide (Metapex). By the time the patient came back after a year, I had a microscope and it […]

Perforation repair with MTA

Whenever I get a case started by someone else, I warn the patient about the fact that I’m not really sure what the previous practitioner has done. Most times, the damage isn’t that bad. Occassionally, we get surprises like this one: A perforation.

Fiber post removal

This case illustrates step-by step removal of two fiber posts during Re-treatment. Munce burs were used to drill out the fiber-posts. Notice how the fiber posts become invisible when dry and re-appear when wet.

Calcified lower molar

This case illustrates two things. 1) When examining for calcified canals, I like to put some EDTA, scrub the chamber and then examine under the microscope for clues. A cleaner floor is easier for color differentiation. 2) Specially in posterior teeth, canals tend to calcify and appear as “white spots”

MTA repair of open apex

This patient had a history of RCT followed by surgery. While Re-treating, in the lateral incisor, i could get a cone-fit with a #45 master cone. The central however, had an open apex and was inflamed. I placed calcium hydroxide for 2 weeks and packed the central with MTA apically.