Talk:Endodontic therapy

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[edit] Advice for patients requiring root canal treatment

I a tooth requires root canal treatment it is unlikely that any other form of therapy (other than extraction of the tooth) will be successful in the long term.
In the short term, for controlling pain and discomfort, many over the counter NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen can be used.
In certain cases (if prescribed by the dentist) antibiotic therapy may be of benefit to control a severe infection of the tooth.
Despite popular belief to the contrary, modern root canal treatment can be performed quite comfortably. Avoiding or delaying the treatment can reduce the chances of a positive outcome for the infected tooth.
The most recent medium-scale (~200) patient followup study from the Journal of the American Dentistry Association was published in 1996. [1]

This should be reinserted within the article as prose, rather than as a list of medical advisatory directives. DRosenbach (Talk | Contribs) 12:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image

On the "root canal" page, the following picture exists: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Root_Canal_Illustration_Molar.svg/400px-Root_Canal_Illustration_Molar.svg.png

Why is this image not part of the article that describes the procedure it actually shows? It certainly aids in understanding. Meta

[edit] Criticism

The graph showing the advantage of using crows in preventing Fractures of endodontically treated teeth, is nowhere to be found in the cited reference. I’m afraid this might be a gross case of FRAUD where credible academic publications are misquoted to support a view or a service provided by a practicing professional. In any case, care must be taken, or the cited article must be read, before being cited.

[edit] Picture of the broach file

That scared the shit out of me! I thought the blade of that thing was like 3 inches long. Someone please put in measurements or an image of a broach with a penny as a reference or something! Now I'm more relieved... Ahh...

F15x28 (talk) 07:19, 19 March 2008 (UTC)