Endodontic infection management in root canal preparation: question and solution.

Author: Yuan GAO ¹ ; Yu ZHANG ¹ ; Xue-Dong ZHOU ¹ ; Ding-Ming HUANG ¹
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1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: infection control; influence factors; root canal preparation
MeSH: Dental Pulp Cavity; Humans; Infection Control; Periapical Diseases; Periapical Periodontitis; Root Canal Irrigants; Root Canal Preparation; Root Canal Therapy
From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2018;36(6):590-594
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The essence of pulp and periapical disease is bacterial infection. Thus, satisfactory infection control is the premise and foundation of healing, in which root canal preparation is a critical procedure. Root canal system anatomy, infection degree, physical cutting during root canal preparation, and certain cleaning measures affect the quality of infection control. Appropriate evaluation of the grades of infected root canals before treatment is necessary because different grades of root canal infection demand various disinfection schedules to facilitate tissue healing and guarantee the long-term success rate of endodontic treatment.