Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaRetractament d'Endodòncia
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: Spanish
Head instructor
The student will learn the indications for retreatment and the different techniques that exist.
No previous requirements
• To know which is the objective and the justification for the endodontic retreatment, as well as to make a correct diagnosis, to make decisions, and to carry out the adequate planning of the treatment.
• To have the necessary knowledge to be able to remove coronal restorations, to remove fillings, gutta- percha and hard cements, as well as silver tips and separate instruments
• To have the necessary knowledge to treat a perforation and to renegotiate the canal system.
• To gain knowledge about irrigation and medication during non-surgical orthograde retreatment. • To know and identify knowledge and procedures relating to endodontic surgery.
Chapter 1: Justification for endodontic retreatment.
• Nair PN. On the causes of persistent apical periodontitis: a review. Int Endod J. 2006 Apr; 39(4):249-81.
• Siqueira JF Jr. Aetiology of root canal treatment failure: why well- treated teeth can fail. Int Endod J. 2001 Jan; 34(1):1-10.
Chapter 2: Decision making and treatment planning.
• Hoen M, Pink F. Contemporary Endodontic Retreatments: An Analysis based on Clinical Treatment Findings. Journal of Endodontics 2002, 28; 12, 843- 836.
• Ng YL, Mann V, Gulabivala K. Outcome of secondary root canal treatment: a systematic review of the literature. Int Endod J. 2008 Dec;41(12):1026-46
Chapter 3: Removal of coronal restorations.
• Ruddle C. Non-surgical retreatment. Journal of Endodontics 2004, 3; 12. 827-845.
Chapter 4: Removal of fillings, gutta-percha and hard cements.
• Kosti E. Ex vivo study of the efficacy of H-Files and rotary Ni-Ti instruments to remove gutta-percha and four types of sealer. International Endodontic Journal, 39, 48–54, 2006.
• Marfisi. Efficacy of three different rotary files to remove gutta- percha and Resilon from root canals. International Endodontic Journal 43, 1022-1028, 2010.
• Marques da Silva. Effectiveness of protaper, d- Race, and Mtwo retreatment files with and without supplementary instruments in the removal of root canal filling material. International Endodonctic Journal 2012.
• Plotino. Ultrasonic in endodontics: a review of the literature. Journal of endodontics 33, 2 , february 2007
Chapter 5: Removal of silver points and separated instruments.
• Panitvisai P, Parunnit P, Sathorn C, Messer HH. Impact of a retained instrument on treatment outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Endod. 2010 May;36(5):775-80.
• Suter B, Lussi A, Sequeira P. Probability of removing fractured instruments from root canals. Int Endod J. 2005 Feb;38(2):112-23.
• Baldassari L Effectiveness of Gutta-Percha removal with and without the microscope.. 25, 9 , 1999.
Chapter 7: Decision making and treatment planning.
• Viducic D. Removal of gutta-percha from root canals using and ND:YAG laser. International endodontic journal. 2003, 36, 670-673.
• Chapter 8: Introduction to endodontic surgery.
• Karabucak B, Setzer F. Criteria for the ideal treatment option for failed endodontics: surgical or nonsurgical? Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2007 Jun;28(6):304-10;
A presentation in Power point on the chapter in question of the book Rhodes as well as on the articles that correspond to each chapter. The presentation will be carried out in pairs. Each student should read the chapter even though he/she does not have to carry out its presentation. Students who do not have to do a presentation must redact a word document summarizing the chapter, covering the key points. Students who do the presentation do not have to redact the word document about that chapter.
The work will be evaluated weekly (Power point presentations and word documents) Final Exam on the entire subject (A minimum 70% is needed).
Advanced Endodontics. Clinical Retreatment and Surgery. John S Rhodes. Ed. 2006.
Attached articles – the teacher will indicate at the beginning of term the articles which will be read in each seminar