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# Endodontics

Endodontic diagnosis, canal anatomy, vital pulp therapy, root canal treatment, irrigants and filling materials, endo–perio lesions, cracked teeth, resorption, failure and retreatment, apical surgery, immature teeth and restoring the root-filled tooth.

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## Oral pathology

- [**Cracked tooth and vertical root fracture** A cracked tooth hurts sharply on biting, often when the bite is released](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/cracked-tooth-and-vertical-root-fracture/)
- [**Endodontic–periodontal lesions** Some infections involve both the pulp and the gum pocket of the same tooth](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/endodontic-periodontal-lesions/)
- [**Internal and external root resorption** Resorption is the tooth being eaten away by the body's own cells, from inside the canal or from…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/internal-and-external-root-resorption/)

## Examination

- [**Endodontic diagnosis: naming pulp and apical disease** Every endodontic diagnosis has two parts: the state of the pulp and the state of the tissues…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/endodontic-diagnosis-naming-pulp-and-apical-disease/)

## Procedure

- [**Endodontic surgery: apicoectomy** When a root canal cannot be redone through the crown, the infected root tip can be removed…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/endodontic-surgery-apicoectomy/)
- [**Immature teeth: apexification and regenerative endodontics** If a young permanent tooth's pulp dies, its root stops growing, with thin walls and an open end](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/immature-teeth-apexification-and-regenerative-endodontics/)
- [**Restoring the root-filled tooth: cusp coverage and posts** A root-filled back tooth breaks easily because it has lost structure](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/restoring-the-root-filled-tooth-cusp-coverage-and-posts/)
- [**Root canal treatment: access, cleaning, shaping and filling** A root canal removes the dead or inflamed pulp, disinfects the canals and seals them](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/root-canal-treatment-access-cleaning-shaping-and-filling/)
- [**Vital pulp therapy: pulp capping and pulpotomy** A pulp that is still alive can often be saved, in part or whole, instead of a full root canal](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/vital-pulp-therapy-pulp-capping-and-pulpotomy/)

## Dental material

- [**Irrigants and dressings inside the canal** Sodium hypochlorite is the main root canal irrigant because it dissolves tissue and kills…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/irrigants-and-dressings-inside-the-canal/)
- [**Root canal filling materials and sealers** Canals are filled with gutta-percha, a rubbery core, plus a sealer that fills the gaps](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/root-canal-filling-materials-and-sealers/)

## Anatomy and histology

- [**Root canal anatomy tooth by tooth** Each tooth has a usual number of roots and canals, but extra canals are common](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/root-canal-anatomy-tooth-by-tooth/)

## Topic

- [**When a root canal fails: retreatment** A root-filled tooth can stay infected or become reinfected](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/when-a-root-canal-fails-retreatment/)

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