Root Canal

Root Canal Treatments: New Composite

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by wisdom.

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New root canal components are being developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg working in collaboration with VOCO GmbH.

“The basis of this material is provided by ORMOCER®s,” explains Dr. Herbert Wolter. “We have combined these ORMOCER®s with various nano- and microparticles to achieve the highly diverse properties needed.”

Materials used in filling the root canal should not shrink as they harder, be visible in x-rays, and should form an airtight bond with the dental material. However, the material used to rebuild the tooth, should have the same properties as the tooth itself.

“Hybrid materials are well suited to these requirements. For instance, they only shrink by about 1.3 percent as they harden, while standard materials generally shrink by 2 to 4 percent. ORMOCER®s can also be adapted to adhere to the different parts of the tooth,” says Wolter.

VOCO GmbH is producing dental preparations. Product launch is coming along and could be within the next 2 years.

This could potentially help lessen the number of crowns that needed to be replaced due to breaking.

Adapted from materials provided by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.

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Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by wisdom.

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I found a pretty informative video on root canal therapy.

The video discusses what a root canal is, whether or not you need a root canal, how much pain to expect, the recovery time, and the chance the root canal is successful.

Remember that not all root canals will be a success and there are risks with every procedure.

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Root Canal Triggers Headache

Posted on 06. Aug, 2008 by wisdom.

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I found an interesting article the other day written by a Chiropractor and describing how myofascial trigger points can mimic signs and symptoms of a neurological disease.

The case describes the patient as the following.

“A 44-year-old female, an office manager for a dentist for eight years, was referred by an EENT specialist with a chief complaint of headaches (HA), with a six- to eight-year history of HA and facial pain. Although all of her symptoms were usually on the right side of the face and head, the HA occasionally became bilateral when very intense. The facial pain was always located on the right. Once started, her symptoms lasted anywhere from four to ten hours. The only thing she remembers that may have triggered the onset was dental work done within six months of the start of the symptoms-several fillings and a root canal, all on the right side. Initially, the symptom was a pain in the upper molars, which appeared to be another cavity. Over the next few years, however, the pain developed into HA and facial pain.”

The article goes on to describe the different types of neuralgias that most closely resemble the symptoms experienced by the patient. Eventually myofascial triggers points were determined to be the cause.

“The patient was treated four times with adjustments to the cervical spine and intra-oral ischemic compression of the pterygoids. After the second treatment, her headaches and facial symptoms had disappeared. Eight months later, the headaches have not returned.”

To learn more and read the full article by Ronald Henninger which appeared in the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association in June 2002 visit the following link on the signs that mimic neurological disease.