There has been massive growth in endodontic treatment in recent years. This increase in clinical activity can be attributable to better-trained dentists and specialists alike. Necessary for this unfolding story is the general public's growing selection for root canal treatment...
Questions & Cases Featured Clinician Dr. Hideki Okumura Head-Scratcher Case & Questions
Questions & Cases Featured Clinician Dr. Hideki Okumura Head-Scratcher Case & Questions
We are thrilled to feature expert clinician Dr. Hideki Okumura from Kobe, Japan! First, Ruddle presents Dr. Okumura’s skilled retreatment approach involving a complicated Head-Scratcher case… note the puzzle comes together perfectly! Then, recent Q&A between the two is shared, offering additional insight into previously-shown Ruddle cases.
Podcast Topics & Timecodes:
- BASIS OF PODCAST
- 00:00:24
- HEAD-SCRATCHER DEFINED
- 00:02:19
- MEET HIDEKI OKUMURA
- 00:04:26
- OKUMURA CASE REVIEW
- 00:11:33
- LET’S ‘TIP OUR CAP’!
- 00:33:26
- REIMPLANTATION QUESTION
- 00:39:20
- APICAL SCAR / LEO QUESTION
- 01:03:01
- FIBER POST QUESTION
- 01:15:56
- ENDO/PERIO QUESTION
- 01:25:30
- THANK YOU HIDEKI!
- 01:34:58
Extra content referenced within podcast:
- Featured ‘Ruddle Show’ Guest: Dr. Hideki Okumura
- Academy of Osseointegration (AO): www.osseo.org (host organization, along with Dr. Hideki Okumura, to Ruddle's previously conducted, private study club in Tokyo, Japan)
- American Association for Endodontists (AAE): www.aae.org (recommended site for searching relevant endodontic topics)
- Pocket Dentistry: https://pocketdentistry.com/ (recommended site for searching relevant endodontic topics)
- Blicher B, Lucier Pryles R, Lin J: Endodontics Review: A Study Guide. Quintessence Publishing Co, Inc, 2019
- The Ruddle Show Lecture Continuums (mentioned in podcast): www.theruddleshow.com/portals
- Hess W, Zürcher E: The Anatomy of the Root Canals of the Teeth of the Permanent and Deciduous Dentitions. New York: William Wood & Co, 1925
- Andeasen JO: Traumatic Injuries of the Teeth, 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company, 1981
- AAE Discussion Open Forum: https://connection.aae.org/communities/community-home
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