The microscope and endodontics

Syngcuk Kim; Seungho Baek

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2003.12.001

The microscope and endodontics

Dent Clin North Am. 2004 Jan;48(1):11-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2003.12.001.

Authors

Syngcuk Kim¹, Seungho Baek

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030, USA. syngcuk@pobox.upenn.edu

PMID: 15066504
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2003.12.001

Abstract

The incorporation of the microscope in clinical endodontics has had profound effects on the way endodontics is done and has changed the field fundamentally. This article outlines the key prerequisites for the use of the microscope in nonsurgical endodontic procedures, discusses which procedures benefit from using the microscope, and addresses the issue of cost versus patient benefit.

MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Dental Pulp Cavity / pathology
Humans
Microscopy / economics
Microscopy / instrumentation*
Microscopy / methods
Root Canal Preparation / instrumentation
Root Canal Preparation / methods
Root Canal Therapy / economics
Root Canal Therapy / instrumentation*
Root Canal Therapy / methods
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