Advanced Endodontic Course

✅ Day 1: Theoretical Component

 

🟣 Advanced Theoretical Concepts in Non-Surgical Retreatment

• Criteria for deciding when to retreat a tooth and when not to.
• Discussion on single versus multiple visit approaches.
• Techniques for removing old gutta-percha.
• Overview of retreatment rotary files available in the market, including their cross-sectional analysis.
• Selection and use of gutta-percha solvents.
• Identification of risks and errors in retreatment and strategies to avoid them.

🟣 Understanding and Managing Ledge Formation

• Definition and causes of ledge formation in root canals.
• Techniques and file selections for bypassing ledges.

🟣 Management of Broken Files

• Exploration of causes leading to file breakage.
• Strategies for bypassing and retrieving broken files.
• Introduction to various retrieval tools and the Broken Tool Retrieval (BTR) concept.
• Techniques for removing metal and fiber posts, including the use of ultrasonics for metal post removal.

🟣 Handling Curved Canals

• Effective management strategies for curved root canals.
• Criteria for selecting the appropriate rotary files for curved canals.

🟣 Perforation Prevention and Repair

• Methods to avoid perforations during endodontic procedures.
• Decision-making on when and how to repair perforations.
• Considerations regarding the size and location of the perforation.
• Selection of materials for perforation repair.

🟣Surgical Retreatment Techniques

• Procedures and indications for apicoectomy, bi-cuspidization, hemi-section, and replantation.

✅ Day 2: Practical Workshops

 

1. Retreatment Techniques Workshop

• Hands-on practice in retreatment procedures.

2. Bypassing Broken Files Workshop

• Training in techniques to bypass and retrieve broken files.

3. Ledge Bypassing Workshop

• Practical exercises in managing ledges in root canals.

4. Perforation Repair Workshop

• Techniques for repairing perforations in root canals.

5. Cleaning and Shaping Curved Canals Workshop

• Detailed instruction on cleaning and shaping techniques for curved root canals.

✅ Certification

• An ADA (American Dental Association) certificate is available for an additional fee.