Does quality of the final restoration or root canal filling have greatest impact on final outcome?

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This review looked whether the quality of the final restoration or the quality of the root canal filling had the greatest impact on the outcome of the root canal filling. Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, the Wiley online database, four journals; (Journal of Endodontics, International Endodontic Journal, Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology [read the full story…]

Cost effectiveness of implants versus root canal treatment

Cross section of a dental implant

A new summary has just been added to the CRD Economic Evaluation Database (EED).  The review contains a structured abstract of the methods and findings of a cost-effectiveness study of conventional approaches vs implants in root canal treatment. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of available interventions to treat a maxillary incisor tooth with irreversible pulpitis [read the full story…]