Disinfection of Root Canal Systems: The Treatment of Apical Periodontitis

Clean root canal systems are essential for successful endodontic treatment. With contributions from leading endodontists from around the world, Dr. Nestor Cohenca here presents the etiology of endodontic disease caused by the endodontic biofilm and all therapies available to predictably disinfect the root canal system, thus increasing successful endodontic outcomes. Disinfection of Root Canal Systems: The Treatment of Apical Periodontitis is an evidence–based manual that describes root canal anatomy, the endodontic biofilm, and the role of disinfection before presenting the most up–to–date methods of irrigation and disinfection. Individual chapters are devoted to each method, such as positive pressure irrigation, apical negative pressure irrigation, sonic activation, photodynamic therapy, laser technology, and ozonization and electrochemical activation. Clinical photographs throughout show proper irrigation and disinfection techniques. Key Features: Clinically focused to be of practical use to endodontists and general dentists Discusses the latest infection–control methods—lasers, ozonization, electrochemical activation Photographs and illustrations show proper techniques and equipment

Chapters 1.       Root canal infection and endodontic periradicular disease                                                                         Nestor Cohenca and Ana Maria Gonzalez   2.       Biofilms in root canal infection                                                                                                                                 Christine M. Sedgley and Rogério de Castilho Jacinto   3.       Efficacy of root canal disinfection                                                                                                                           Ashraf F. Fouad   4.       Impact of root canal disinfection on treatment outcome                                                                              James Johnson and Natasha Flake   5.       The anatomy of the root canal system as a challenge to effective disinfection                                   Eric Herbranson   6.       Shaping the root canal system to promote effective disinfection                                                              Ove Peters and Frank Paqué   7.       Update on endodontic irrigating solutions                                                                                                         Bettina Basrani and Markus Haapasalo   8.       Fluid dynamics of irrigation within the root canal system                                                                            G. John Schoeffel and Franklin R. Tay   9.       Positive pressure irrigation                                                                                                                                         Cesar de Gregorio, Carlos Heilborn, and Nestor Cohenca   10.   Apical negative pressure irrigation (ANP)                                                                                                            Nestor Cohenca, Cesar de Gregorio and Avina Paranjpe   11.   Disinfection of the root canal by sonic, ultrasonic and laser activated irrigation      Luc van der Sluis, Bram Verhaagen, Ricardo Macedo and Michel Versluis   12.   Ozonization and electrochemical root canal disinfection                                                                             Roberta Pileggi   13.   Intracanal medication in root canal disinfection                                                                                              Lea Assed Bezerra da Silva, Raquel Assed Bezerra da Silva, Paulo Nelson–Filho and Nestor Cohenca   14.   Healing of periapical lesions                                                                                                                                     Zvi Metzger and Anda Kfir   15.   Surgical endodontics: The complimentary approach                                                                                       Richard Rubinstein and Alireza Aminlari   16.   Emerging technologies in root canal disinfection                                                                                             Anil Kishen, Annie Shrestha and Nestor Cohenca  

Dr. Nestor Cohenca serves as Professor of Endodontics and Adjunct Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Washington. He is the Director of Endodontics and Traumatology at the Center for Pediatric Dentistry and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Cohenca was on faculty at the University of Southern California and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published extensively on endodontic topics, and speaks at U.S. and international dental conferences.