TY - JOUR
T1 - Indications for root canal treatment in asymptomatic teeth with various radiographic findings
T2 - Guidelines for general dental practice
AU - Lin, Shaul
AU - Kaufman, Arieh Y.
AU - Ginesin, Ofir
AU - Shimko, Thomas
AU - Elbahary, Shlomo
AU - Wisblech, Dekel
AU - Nissan, Joseph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Quintessence Publishing Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Objectives: The purpose of this article was to propose guidelines for dental practitioners facing the dilemma whether to treat, follow up, or disregard random asymptomatic radiographic findings. Data sources: Searches performed in MEDLINE, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases were followed by a manual search. Related data incorporated by experts included recommendations on asymptomatic root canal treatment, quality of the root canal, and restoration relative to outcome. Evidence tables were developed following quality and inclusion criteria assessment. Results: The initial search retrieved 2,796 MEDLINE, 542 EMBASE, and 152 Cochrane articles, for a total of 3,490 potential articles. After duplicates were removed, 2,946 articles remained. Articles not related to the topic and not meeting eligibility criteria were excluded, resulting in 44 studies included in this scoping review. Conclusions: The proposed guidelines provide easy access to existing information in endodontics. The findings are common and possess clinical and medico-legal importance.
AB - Objectives: The purpose of this article was to propose guidelines for dental practitioners facing the dilemma whether to treat, follow up, or disregard random asymptomatic radiographic findings. Data sources: Searches performed in MEDLINE, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases were followed by a manual search. Related data incorporated by experts included recommendations on asymptomatic root canal treatment, quality of the root canal, and restoration relative to outcome. Evidence tables were developed following quality and inclusion criteria assessment. Results: The initial search retrieved 2,796 MEDLINE, 542 EMBASE, and 152 Cochrane articles, for a total of 3,490 potential articles. After duplicates were removed, 2,946 articles remained. Articles not related to the topic and not meeting eligibility criteria were excluded, resulting in 44 studies included in this scoping review. Conclusions: The proposed guidelines provide easy access to existing information in endodontics. The findings are common and possess clinical and medico-legal importance.
KW - Asymptomatic periapical lesion
KW - Coronal restoration
KW - Endodontic success
KW - Follow-up
KW - Microleakage
KW - Outcome
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U2 - 10.3290/j.qi.a42949
DO - 10.3290/j.qi.a42949
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AN - SCOPUS:85071507212
SN - 0033-6572
VL - 50
SP - 612
EP - 623
JO - Quintessence International
JF - Quintessence International
IS - 8
ER -