Michael Trudeau, Author at The Endo Fix

Periapical, CBCT views and access photo of maxillary anterior tooth with palatal crestal resorption

Resorption Repair

April 10, 2018 Michael Trudeau Resorption, Weekly Fix

6 year followup on this case. CBCT imaging was used for determination of restorability. This type of resorption is crestal resorption. The resorption was determined to be less than two line angles by way of

Periapicals and access photo of crowned peg lateral incisor with image-guided incisal access

IGT of a Lateral

April 5, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix, Large Lesion

The porcelain crown attempted to correct the spacing caused by a peg lateral and as such the center of the canal was located pretty far distal to the crown. Using the imaging to guide

Bridge abutment premolar retreatment: periapicals and access photo, pre-op to 1-year recall

Bridge Retreatment

April 4, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

The patient presented with pain on the distal abutment of the bridge. Clinical examination revealed caries and that the bridge was loose on the mesial abutment. The patient wasn’t interested in implant therapy due

Pre-op bitewing and periapical of mandibular molar with deep caries

Going Deep…

October 24, 2017 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

Bonded amalgam in this one. Gave the RD the option for a deep elevated margin, which he did not exercise. Last image is a 2 year followup. -Karmali

Periapicals and access photos of mandibular molar with MB, MM and ML canals labeled

Mid-Mesial Joiner

October 20, 2017 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

This tooth had a mid mesial portal of negotiation. Looking at cbct’s of lower molars, there’s often a concavity that makes aggressive shaping of these teeth risky. Root form appropriate instrumentation of these mid mesial

Periapicals of a root-filled primary mandibular second molar, pre-op to 15-year recall

“T”!

October 19, 2017 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

This post was originally my second Endofix post about 7 years ago. As I got a more recent recall I thought it reasonable to freshen it up some. This is a primary tooth (T), I

Periapicals and access photos of mandibular molar with radix entomolaris

A Rad First Post

October 18, 2017 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

While still trying to figure out the intricacies of webdesign and blogging, I needed to have a first post, and of course I wanted it to be rad. Luckily today, a Radix Entomolaris came in

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