Contemporary Clinical Advances in Endodontics
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: endodontics; bibliometrics; dental education; systematic reviews; oral medicine; oral pathology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of endodontics is undergoing a rapid transformation fueled by innovative techniques and technologies. These advances are beginning to challenge traditional protocols that have long defined the discipline. Established principles—particularly those concerning access cavity design, canal shaping, irrigation, and obturation—are increasingly being reconsidered in light of emerging clinical approaches.
While some of these developments demonstrably enhance patient outcomes, others raise critical questions regarding their evidence base and possible commercial bias. This underscores the urgent need for rigorous clinical research to evaluate the real-world impact of these innovations on treatment efficacy, patient safety, and the reduction in procedural errors.
This Special Issue invites high-quality clinical studies and systematic reviews that investigate the effectiveness, safety, and clinical relevance of new approaches in endodontic practice. We particularly welcome submissions that provide measurable outcomes in patient care and support evidence-based decision making.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Minimally invasive endodontics;
- Irrigant activation techniques with proven clinical benefits;
- Bioactive endodontic cements in clinical settings;
- Endodontic microbiology with direct treatment implications;
- Vital pulp therapy with clinical outcome data;
- Regenerative endodontics with demonstrated patient benefit;
- Micro-surgical endodontics with long-term follow-up;
- Use of 3D and guided technologies with clinical outcome measures.
We look forward to your contributions in shaping the future of evidence-based endodontic care.
Dr. Giovanni Mergoni
Dr. Andrea Salvaterra Toffoli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- endodontics
- apical periodontitis
- dental pulp
- endodontic surgery
- periapical disorders
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