About this Research Topic
Digital tools are becoming popular in medical applications, including dentistry. The advantage of 3D imaging and technology in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery is well known, while the application of 3D technology in endodontics is the most recent. Within this context, the concept of guided endodontics has been introduced to improve the management of the most challenging endodontic cases. The concept of guided endodontics includes both static computer-assisted methods in which 3D printed templates are used, and dynamic techniques, which provide the clinician with a simultaneous navigation tool.
Based on the concept of guided endodontics, numerous computer-aided navigation techniques have been proposed to address several issues. Negotiation of calcified canals, access cavity preparation, complex retreatments, and endodontic micro-surgery are some of the most frequent fields of application of guided endodontics. Determining the accuracy, efficiency, and applicability of these new 3D systems is pivotal to predicting their clinical performance, standardizing their application, and informing clinicians on the potential benefit derived from guided endodontics.
The present Research Topic aims to collect the most recent and novel research regarding the state of the art and future trends for guided endodontics.
Original articles, clinical trials, case series, case reports, short communications, and review articles are all accepted.
Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
-application of computer-assisted dynamic navigation in complex endodontic retreatment;
- comparison of static and dynamic navigations for endodontic surgery in terms of accuracy and efficiency;
- use of computer-assisted tools for access cavity preparation;
- description of innovative 3D techniques for the management of complex endodontic cases;
Based on the concept of guided endodontics, numerous computer-aided navigation techniques have been proposed to address several issues. Negotiation of calcified canals, access cavity preparation, complex retreatments, and endodontic micro-surgery are some of the most frequent fields of application of guided endodontics. Determining the accuracy, efficiency, and applicability of these new 3D systems is pivotal to predicting their clinical performance, standardizing their application, and informing clinicians on the potential benefit derived from guided endodontics.
The present Research Topic aims to collect the most recent and novel research regarding the state of the art and future trends for guided endodontics.
Original articles, clinical trials, case series, case reports, short communications, and review articles are all accepted.
Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
-application of computer-assisted dynamic navigation in complex endodontic retreatment;
- comparison of static and dynamic navigations for endodontic surgery in terms of accuracy and efficiency;
- use of computer-assisted tools for access cavity preparation;
- description of innovative 3D techniques for the management of complex endodontic cases;
Keywords: Access cavity preparation, Apicoectomy, Calcified canals, Computer-assisted dynamic navigation, Endodontic surgery, Guided Endodontics, Static guided endodontics
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