Endodontic Diagnosis, Pathology, and Treatment Planning Mastering Cl
This book is intended as a practical guide to endodontic diagnosis, pathology, and treatment planning that avoids the pitfall of excessive theoretical information, common to many traditional endodontic textbooks. The coverage is comprehensive and encompas
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Endodontic Diagnosis, Pathology, and Treatment Planning Mastering Clinical Practice
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Endodontic Diagnosis, Pathology, and Treatment Planning
Bobby Patel
Endodontic Diagnosis, Pathology, and Treatment Planning Mastering Clinical Practice
Bobby Patel Canberra, ACT Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-15590-6 ISBN 978-3-319-15591-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15591-3
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015940815 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to my endodontic mentor: Ms Serpil Djemal
Preface
As both an undergraduate and postgraduate student, I was very much interested in evidence-based dentistry. Inherent questions would always be asked as to ‘why is this practice best’ as opposed to the clinical adage of ‘it works well in my hands so it must be good’. That is not to say that clinical experience and judgement are not important skills that we should all foster, but the mastery of any subject must be accomplished at all levels. Endodontics, like any discipline, has a multitude of research articles that are either evidence based or practice related. The availability of evidence from the gold standard double-blind randomized controlled trials (which yield the highest level of evidence) is at best lacking. To attain excellence, one must gather the best hierarchy of evidence available, with current clinical treatment strategies that principally serve our patients. The idea behind this clinical handbook was to provide both students and dental practitioners a concise up-to-date book on both endodontic theories and techniques. Emphasis is placed on presenting concepts based on current literature that facilitate the process of applying knowledge to endodontic clinical problems encountered within one’s
