Dental microscope in Nonsurgical Endodontics

Kim,  Jin-Woo

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 51(10); 2013 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2013;51(10):556-564.
Published online October 31, 2013.

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강릉원주대학교 치과대학 치과보존학교실

Dental microscope in Nonsurgical Endodontics

Jin-Woo Kim

Department of Conservative Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju University

Abstract

Modern endodontics has essentially changed following the introduction of the dental microscope since 1990's. One of main advantage of using dental microscope in nonsurgical endodontic treatment is enhancing clinician's ability and quality of treatment through illumination and magnification. Scopes of dental microscope in nonsurgical endodontics are finding a missed or additional root canal and a tooth crack, management of procedural errors, and others. These improvements in technology will result in greater confidence in treatment and better success in clinical practice.

Key Words: Dental microscope;nonsurgical endodontic treatment;crack;procedural error;