Michael Trudeau, Author at The Endo Fix

Radiographs, CBCT and clinical photos of maxillary central dens in dente with large apical lesion

Decompression of a Dens in Dente Central Incisor

October 22, 2024 Michael Trudeau Large Lesion, Tips, Tricks & Fixes

This was an interesting tooth. It had a large talon on the palatal leading to a c shaped dens in dente or tooth within a tooth. There was a very large apical finding. Symptoms didn’t

$Serial periapicals of maxillary central horizontal root fracture showing pulp canal obliteration$

Horizontal Root Fracture

July 31, 2024 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

This seems to be fairly predictable of this case type. Stabilize it. Monitor it. Watch it pulp canal obliterate (PCO). And the root tip kinda sails off into the sunset. Based on those that I’ve

Maxillary molar radiographs and access photos labeled MB canals, pre-op to recall

Max Molar Video: Access from 2014

July 30, 2024 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

I found this old video looking for some other things. Access from 10 years ago. View in split screens. 2 Appointment case. Part 1 and 1b are meant to be played at the same time.

Visible light spectrum chart from 400 nm violet to 700 nm red

Blue Light Special

January 2, 2024 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

The intersection of scopes, filters, composite, and light can lead to some confusion and possibly unsafe clinical habits. So let’s get the whole story straight and make sure our working habits are healthy as well

Serial periapicals of avulsed maxillary central with external resorption, and clinical photo

Decoronation of an Ankylosed Tooth

November 29, 2023 Michael Trudeau Weekly Fix

Decisions…decisions. A very young looking 10 year old girl presented after an avulsion of tooth number 9 with a very short extra-oral dry time, immediately replanted and subsequently splinted. The decision of whether to initiate

Dens Invaginatus

October 30, 2023 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix, Large Lesion

Sometimes the development of the tooth goes a little haywire and another tooth begins to develop within a tooth, but not completely. So we end up with this invagination leading to the pulp and sometimes

System S

October 23, 2023 Michael Trudeau Tips, Tricks & Fixes

When you’re filling with rubber you got options. Carrier based, cones, and System S, otherwise known as the Squirt. I first learned of the Squirt from Joey Dovgan in 2008 whilst at Einstein and while

Portal

July 7, 2023 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

Amalgam is a great material because it’s not technique sensitive. When done well it stands up to quite a bit of abuse and hostility from the patient. Here we can see the whole distal dislodged.

Radiographs and CBCT of mandibular tooth with interproximal external crestal resorption, internal repair

Internal Approach

June 2, 2023 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix, Resorption

This tooth presented with inter-proximal external crestal resorption according to my resorption classification for clinicians. Usually I like to have an external surgical approach to ensure clean margins, manage the field, and work the appropriate

Radiographs and CBCT of a cantilever bridge abutment with a titanium post and apical lesion

Titanium Decision Making

May 12, 2023 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

I’m not really even going to get into the decision making generally speaking with regard to the bridgework that cantilevers with two premolars off the back end of the canine, but doesn’t connect to the

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