Teaching case. Recent dental school grad initiates RCT #9 and perforates, temporizes, then refers to us. The two critical mistakes were (1) assuming that this tooth was easy: not appreciating the receded canal, and (2) not understanding the proper angle of access. – A) Initial presentation. Note how the access angle guaranteed missing the canal and perforation. B) Cavit C) Access angle leading to perforation D) White MTA E) Perforation repair F) Note the proper angle used to locate canal G) Canal obturated H) Post-op I) Healing at the one year

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Teaching case. Recent dental school grad initiates RCT #9 and perforates, temporizes, then refers to us. The two critical mistakes were (1) assuming that this tooth was easy: not appreciating the receded canal, and (2) not understanding the proper angle of access. –
A) Initial presentation. Note how the access angle guaranteed missing the canal and perforation. 
B) Cavit
C) Access angle leading to perforation 
D) White MTA 
E) Perforation repair
F) Note the proper angle used to locate canal
G) Canal obturated
H) Post-op
I) Healing at the one year

Teaching case. Recent dental school grad initiates RCT #9 and perforates, temporizes, then refers to us. The two critical mistakes were (1) assuming that this tooth was easy: not appreciating the receded canal, and (2) not understanding the proper angle of access. –
A) Initial presentation. Note how the access angle guaranteed missing the canal and perforation.
B) Cavit
C) Access angle leading to perforation
D) White MTA #perforationrepair
E) Perforation repair
F) Note the proper angle used to locate canal
G) Canal obturated
H) Post-op
I) Healing at the one year #endodonticrecall –
#endodontics #endodontist
#dentist #dentistry #saveteeth #dental #endodontia

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