Contemporary Endodontic Approaches for Children

A special issue of Clinics and Practice (ISSN 2039-7283).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2024) | Viewed by 8619

Special Issue Editor

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Success in endodontics is based on proper shaping, three-dimensional cleaning, and the 3D obturation of the complex root canal space. The endodontic management of teeth with immature apexes is a problem due to the various difficulties that may occur during the treatment. There are several procedures used to treat a tooth with an immature apex: indirect pulp capping, direct pulp capping, partial pulpotomy, full pulpotomy, apexification, apical plug, etc. Currently, the research focuses on regenerative endodontic procedures, defined as biological procedures designed to replace damaged structures, including dentin, root structures, and cells of pulp–dentinal complexity. Revascularization is a new therapeutic approach that could replace apexification. Moreover, it promotes the revascularization of immature permanent teeth with infected necrotic pulp and apical periodontitis or abscesses. Consequently, thickening of the root canal walls and continued root formation were found radiographically in immature permanent teeth with apical periodontitis undergoing revascularization. The regenerative approach has some important advantages compared to other procedures: complete root development leads to greater resistance of the element to fracture and a longer survival time in the oral cavity.

Dr. Alfredo Iandolo
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Clinics and Practice is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • endodontics
  • pediatric dentistry
  • immature apex
  • restorative dentistry
  • revascularization
  • apexification

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.

Published Papers (2 papers)

Order results
Result details
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Editorial

Jump to: Review

3 pages, 188 KiB  
Editorial
Contemporary Endodontic Approaches for Children
by Alfredo Iandolo
Clin. Pract. 2023, 13(4), 914-916; https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract13040083 - 3 Aug 2023
Viewed by 1254
Abstract
Endodontic therapy is necessary when caries extend further into the tissues of the tooth and reach the pulp, producing irreparable inflammation or necrosis [...] Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Contemporary Endodontic Approaches for Children)

Review

Jump to: Editorial

14 pages, 1581 KiB  
Review
RETRACTED: Traditional and Recent Root Canal Irrigation Methods and Their Effectiveness: A Review
by Alfredo Iandolo, Massimo Pisano, Alessio Buonavoglia, Francesco Giordano, Alessandra Amato and Dina Abdellatif
Clin. Pract. 2023, 13(5), 1059-1072; https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract13050094 - 27 Aug 2023
Cited by 7 | Viewed by 6835 | Retraction
Abstract
According to contemporary dental standards, the primary goal of endodontic therapy is the chemo-mechanical cleaning of the complex root canal system. Watering root canals with approved solutions and activating them are essential parts of this operation. This review outlines various irrigant activation methods [...] Read more.
According to contemporary dental standards, the primary goal of endodontic therapy is the chemo-mechanical cleaning of the complex root canal system. Watering root canals with approved solutions and activating them are essential parts of this operation. This review outlines various irrigant activation methods for root canal therapy. Specifically, a comparison among the methods of manual dynamic activation, sonics (subsonic, sonic, and ultrasonic), internal heating, and lasers, was conducted. The results in this work were gathered using Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and PubMed databases by searching the following keywords: sodium hypochlorite, cleaning, activation, and irrigation methods. The present work concluded that the use of irrigant activation has a greater benefit than its absence. Regardless, it is impossible to point to a single effective activation method. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Contemporary Endodontic Approaches for Children)
Show Figures

Figure 1

Back to TopTop