Vertical root fracture is a common and serious complication of root canal therapy that can result in treatment failure and tooth extraction. Therefore, clinicians are eager to prevent these fractures ...

Finding vertical root fractures can be tricky. With four filters and the original setting to choose from, clinicians have a range of options for radiographically detecting them with the Digora Optime ...

Vertical root fractures. This type of major fracture seems to start from the gumline and moves up. You may not have any symptoms of this fracture.

A 15+ year-old root canal could fail because of inadequate treatment when it was done, or it might fail because of a root fracture that often compromises older root canal treated teeth.

Background: The study investigated the fracture resistance of root-filled maxillary premolars with class II cavities restored by different restorations. Methods: A total of 55 intact maxillary ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. ***** Q: I recently went to the endodontist and was told my root canal from 15-plus years ago failed and that I could have an apicoectomy or ...