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Diagnosis And Treatment Planning Are Essential Prior To Commencing Endodontic Treatment: Discuss This Statement As It Relates To Clinical Endodontic Management
Author(s) -
Stewart Trudy
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
australian endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.703
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1747-4477
pISSN - 1329-1947
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-4477.2005.tb00205.x
Subject(s) - radiation treatment planning , medicine , endodontics , dentistry , endodontic therapy , endodontic retreatment , dentition , endodontic procedures , orthodontics , surgery , root canal , radiation therapy
Diagnosis and treatment planning are essential to the practice of endodontics. Diagnosis aims to determine whether pathological involvement of the dental pulp has or is occurring. Treatment planning meanwhile, involves appropriately selecting cases, determining how difficult the treatment may be to perform on a specific individual and sequencing treatment procedures to achieve a healthy and functional dentition. In endodontic management, this may involve establishing whether the tooth is restorable and periodontally sound, the patient is able to tolerate the treatments and the clinician has the skills to perform the required treatment procedures. Careful consideration of these issues must be given prior to commencing treatment.