Dr Richard Sheen
We will offer patients an initial consultation within 2 working days of receipt of referal. Interventional treatement will be offered within 5 working days of the initial assesment. A report of will be returned to yourself within 2 days of treastment completion. This may give a turnaround of 10 days from receipt of referal to return to your care.
I am the only dentist with an interest in endodontics to be at his surgery and scope Monday to Friday in the Worcestershire area.
Charges are considerably less than other practitioners specialising in endodontics.
There is no initial consult fee to the patient.
Free advice will be given to GDP's within 24 hours, on receipt of radiographs and a brief history.
56 year old lady with carious exposure of 41. Again Race 123 files were used to prep the canal(s). About 40% of lower incisers have two canals.
"Narrow and flat in the labial-lingual dimension, the mandibular incisors are the smallest human adult teeth. Visible radiographically from only one plane, they often appear more accessible than they really are. The narrow lingual crown offers a limited area for access. Smaller fissure burs and no. 2 round burs cause less mutilation of coronal dentition. The access cavity should be ovoid, with attention given to a lingual approach. Frequently the mandibular incisors have two canals. One study reported that 41.4% of mandibular incisors studied had two separate canals; of these, only 1.3% had two separate foramina. The clinician should search for the second canal immediately upon completing the access cavity. Endodontic failures in mandibular incisors usually arise from uncleaned canals, most commonly toward the lingual. Access may be extended incisally when indicated to permit maximum labiallingual freedom. Although labial perforations are common, they may be avoided if the clinician remembers that it is nearly impossible to perforate in a lingual direction because of the bur shank's contacting the incisal edge. The ribbon-shaped canal is common enough to be considered normal and demands special attention in cleaning and shaping. Ribbon-shaped canals in narrow hourglass cross-sectional anatomy invite lateral perforation by endodontic files and Gates-Glidden drills. Minimal flaring and dowel space preparation are indicated to ensure against ripping through proximal root walls. Apical curvatures and accessory canals are common in mandibular incisors"
Above quote from the "Root canal anatomy project" a Micro CT study of the human dentition.
Microscopes and ultrasonics here are invaluable in trying to find extra anatomy, without destroying crown structure.
Note the off center apical foramen!!
Interesting case I saw at review this week. Patient is 57 year old male MH NAD. Previous history of treatment of 26 1 year previously. Never settled properly, previous GDP advised XLA.
26 was slightly TTP and radiographic exam revealed missed anatomy distal root and poorly obturated mesial and palatal canals.
Pt was given option of XLA or investigation for re RCT, advising poor/guarded prognosis.
26 was opened and blood was found in the pulp chamber.
A diagnosis of a mesial perforation was made. This was sealed with GI and the palatal and distal canal prepared and obturated.
A relieving flap was then made and the mesial root resected. The perf and coronal aspect of the mesial root was sealed with Fugi 9 by placing it in the accessing cavity and applying pressure, removing excess that escaped through the perf.
The rad below is the review at 1 year. Pain has resolved and healing good. No mobility. Pt happy!
