About the Author
The Editors
Henry F. Duncan BDS, FDS RCS (Ed), MClin Dent, MRD RCS, FFD RCSI, PhD is a Professor and Consultant in Endodontics in the Division of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology at Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland
Ikhlas A. El-Karim BDS, FDS RCS (Ed), FFD RCSI, PGCHET, PhD is a Clinical Professor and Consultant in Restorative Dentistry in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Foreword xii
Preface xiv
1 The Importance of Maintaining Pulp Vitality 1
Bruno Cavalcanti and Daniel Chiego, Jr.
2 Biological Basis for Vital Pulp Treatment 20
Fionnuala T. Lundy, Lara T. Friedlander, and Paul R. Cooper
3 Pulpal Diagnosis 47
Johnah C. Galicia and Asma A. Khan
4 Vital Pulp Treatment Modalities: The Management of Deep Caries Using Selective and Non-Selective Removal of Carious Tissue, Stepwise Excavation and Indirect Pulp Capping 59
Helena Fransson and Lars Bjørndal
5 Vital Pulp Treatment Modalities: Direct Pulp Capping 84
Till Dammaschke
6 Vital Pulp Treatment Modalities: Pulpotomy – Partial and Complete 108
Roberto Careddu, Mark Lappin, Henry F. Duncan, and Ikhlas A. El-Karim
7 Vital Pulp Treatment – Material Selection 133
Renan Dal-Fabbro, Isaac J. de Souza Araújo, and Marco C. Bottino
8 Vital Pulp Treatment for Traumatic Dental Injuries 154
Bill Kahler and Giampiero Rossi-Fedele
9 Regenerative Endodontics 185
Matthias Widbiller and Kerstin M. Galler
10 Outcome of Vital Pulp Treatment and Regenerative Endodontics 201
Siobhan Cushley, Emi Shimizu, Yoshifumi Kobayashi, and Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu
Index 218
Reviews
"Comprehensive, up-to-date, and firmly founded upon evidence-based dentistry and robust scientific research, "Vital Pulp Treatment: is impressively organized, informatively essential, and strongly recommended for dentists, endodontists, restorative dentists, and dental students seeking information on this critical component of modern minimally-invasive dentistry."
- Library Bookwatch, Midwest Book Reviews (Jun 24)