Basic course in Endodontics

DAY – 1

1. RATIONALE OF Endodontics; PAIN AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN ENDODONTICS; DIAGNOSIS, CASE

SELECTION AND PLANNING FOR ENDODONTIC TREATMENT (30mins) 9.30AM to 10.00AM

• Brief history, Recent Concepts and Trends

• FAQ from Patients

• Indications & Contra Indications

• Advantages and Disadvantages

• Success and Failure (In Brief)

• Pulpal, Periradicular and Periodontal Pain

• Referred Pain

• Management of pain Before Initiating Root Canal Treatment, During Root Canal

Treatment and Post Operative Pain.

• Significant History

 Clinical Examination and Inferences.

 General Medical

• General Dental

• Restorative Assessment - Clinical & radiographic

• Periodontal Assessment - Clinical & radiographic

• Pulp Status Assessment (Vitality Testing)

• Radiographic Assessment of Difficulty Level Of Treatment.

2. ROOT CANAL MORPHOLOGY  ACCESS CAVITY PREPARATION ENDODONTIC HANDS ON; Rotary

INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTATION [90 MINS] 10.00AM to 11.30 AM

• Understanding Pulp Space Morphology and its Aberrations.Initial access cavity

• Location of Canal Orifices

• Refinement of access cavity.

 Canal Shaping Instruments, Their Features And Usage.

 Hand Instrumentation Techniques.

 Exploration & Understanding Of The Root Canal Space

 Methods Of Shaping The Root Canal (Outline)

 BIOMECHANICAL PREPARATION OF ROOT CANAL SPACE (30 MINS)

 WORKING LENGTH DETERMINATION

 Irrigating The Root Canal

 Medicaments Used In Root Canal

 Isolation

COFFEE BREAK

3. DEVICE ASSISTED INSTRUMENTATION TECHNIQUES [90 MINS] 11.45 AM to 1.15 PM

• ProTaper Rotary Instruments – Features and Tech –

• Causes Of Instrument Failure In Canal And Avoidance.

• Reciprocating Instrumentation Features & Techniques

LUNCH 01.15 PM TO 01.45 PM

4. OBTURATION OF ROOT CANAL SYSTEMS; POST OBTURATION MANAGEMENT; ENDODONTIC

RETREATMENT [90 MINUTES]

DAY – 2

HANDS-ON - In Minimum 3 Extracted Teeth

Training In Access Preparation; Orifice Location; Canal Exploration; Working Length Determination;

Orifice Widening; Canal Preparation with Finger Instrumentation; Device Assisted Canal Preparation

And Obturation.

LUNCH 01.00 PM TO 01.30 PM

Post Endodontic Restoration; Assessment Of The Hands On; Question Answer Interactions.

01.30 PM to 05.30 PM