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Digital Technology in Endodontics

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Following the growing digitalization occurring in many fields of restorative dentistry, digital technologies are now started to be applied in endodontics as well. This chapter describes how we can take advantages of digital technologies in endodontics. There is a common understanding that digital information provided by conventional 2D periapical radiograph or 3D cone beam computerized tomography are essential for diagnosis. However, merging this information with that coming from intraoral scanners is relatively recent in the field of endodontics. This approach is borrowed from implant dentistry where preparation for an implant can be virtually planned three-dimensionally (3D) and the optical surface scan allows the production of an accurate guide. Thus, microguided access, in particular where teeth present pulp canal obliterations, and endodontic surgery with surgical templates can now be considered. These two main applications are described in this chapter along with their advantages and drawbacks.

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  1. Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, University of Nantes, CHU, Nantes, France

    Alexis Gaudin & Fabienne Pérez

  2. Department of Endodontics, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Gaudin, A., Pérez, F., Galicia, J. (2019). Digital Technology in Endodontics. In: Tamimi, F., Hirayama, H. (eds) Digital Restorative Dentistry . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15974-0_11

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