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Bridge abutment retreatment: periapicals and access photos with caries removal and amalgam margin

Margin Salvation with Retreatment

October 24, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

It’s always a little disheartening when we access into a bridge abutment to find rampant caries. The patient wanted to get some more time out of the bridge. We removed all the caries, retreated the

Periapical and CBCT views of maxillary anterior tooth with post showing lateral bone loss

Surgical Treatment of a Lateral Canal

September 11, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

Six year followup of an apical and lateral surgery. The CBCT, even with the significant artifact, suggested lateral bone loss. This could have been attributed to a fractured root. However, in this case it was

Periapicals and access photos of a tipped maxillary molar with a very deep margin

Getting Sideways

August 30, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

Super sideways molar positioned because the premolar never erupted. The area is kind of a food trap, but the patient wanted to keep it. The margin here was so deep the matrix wouldn’t reach. So

Periapicals and CBCT of maxillary incisor with large apical lesion before and 2 years after treatment

Resolved.

August 16, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

Experience has led some clinicians to the conclusion that large areas of apical bone loss can’t be managed without surgical intervention. And in some instances, that may be the case. However, often, in large areas

Animated sequence of mandibular molar radiographs from a completed endodontic case

Endo GIF

June 26, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

James Ho started doing some endodontic GIFs; here’s one he made out of a case we finished last year.

Periapicals and access photo of retreated mandibular molar with large lesion, pre-op to 5-year recall

Molar Recall with Large Radiographic Finding

May 16, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

This patient presented with a previously treated molar with pain and swelling and a large radiographic finding. The tooth was retreated and medicated for a few months. 5 year followup shows complete healing.

Periapicals and access photo of mandibular molar with frustum-shaped access and custom resin matrix

Frustum Retention

May 14, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

Keeping the preparation conservative even in the last 2-3 mm helps in retaining the core. The shape of the access here is a frustum, or pyramid with the tip cut off. This providees a macro-retentive

Periapical and access photos of cracked mandibular molar with crack lines stained

Shaking My Head

May 11, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

This is one of those cases that doesn’t make any sense. 7 years on a cracked tooth with probing to the apex… probings adjacent to the cracks. We put him in meds for a

Deep Margin Elevation

April 27, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

A case where there was deep interproximal decay. This was an example of deep margin management. The margin was placed on amalgam and the result was a nicely fitting crown. Apically some good healing at

Periapicals and access photo of mandibular molar with dual caries-leveraged access and dentin truss

Dual Entry Molar

April 20, 2018 Michael Trudeau Daily Fix

Caries on the mesial and distal made this a dual caries leveraged access. We modified a UT4 to prepare under the truss. An old perio probe and shepherd’s hook explorer was modified to be

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