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Endodontic Technique	Why Am I in Pain? (April-June 2008) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Separated Files: Retrieve or “Entomb”? (April-June 2008) Steven Lipner, D.M.D. The Blunderbuss Apex, Déjà Vu! (April-June 2008) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Biofilms (January-March 2008) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Instrument Safely Along the Curve (January-March 2008) Young Bui, D.D.S. Was This Just a Coincidence? (November-December 2007) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Root Canal Therapy: A Review of the Basics (November-December 2007) Young Bui, D.D.S. CDC Guidelines for Health Care Workers’ Skin Protection (November-December 2007) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. Referred Pain and Diagnosis (November-December 2007) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Finally, Premedication Makes Sense! (September-October 2007) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. The Extra Roots or Canals That Make the Difference (September-October 2007) Young Bui, D.D.S. A Heroic Repair with MTA (September-October 2007) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. An Interesting Case of Internal Resorption (July-August 2007) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Treatment and Retreatment Planning Today (July-August 2007) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Direct Pulp Capping with MTA (July-August 2006) Young Bui, D.D.S. Primary Endodontic Lesions that Resemble Periodontal Defects (July-August 2007) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. A Blog of Basic Bread-and-Butter Bits (April-June 2007) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Three Exciting Cases (April-June 2006) Young Bui, D.D.S. How Often Is the MB2 Present in Maxillary Molars? (January-March 2007) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. The Last Irrigant (January-March 2007) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Osteonecrosis and Bisphosphonate Treatment (January-March 2007) Young Bui, D.D.S. Where to End the Gutta Percha? (November-December 2006) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. Something New to Consider! (November-December 2006) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Access Is the Key (November-December 2006) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Three Cases to Share (November-December 2006) Young Bui, D.D.S. Temporary Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth (September-October 2006) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. Here Are a Couple of Kase’s Cases (September-October 2006) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Root Canal 101 (September-October 2006) Young Bui, D.D.S. Can an Integrated Implant Be Affected by an Adjacent Periapical Lesion? (September-October 2006) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Chemical Dissolution of Pulp Tissue (July-August 2006) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. Osteomyelitis of the Jaw, Part Two (July-August 2006) Young Bui, D.D.S. Let’s Get Them Numb! (July-August 2006) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Have I Got a Tip for You, Part Two (July-August 2006) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Enhancing Quality While Making Endodontics Easier and More Effective (April-June 2006) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. The Cause of Failure Is Not Always What Seems Obvious (July-August 2006) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Have I Got a Tip for You (April-June 2006) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Which Size Gutta Percha Cone to Use with the SafeSiders Technique? (April-June 2006) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. Q & A on Endodontic Technique (April-June 2006) Young Bui, D.D.S. Fitting a Gutta Percha Point (January-March 2006) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. Trigeminal Neuralgia (January-March 2006) Young Bui, D.D.S. Temporary Fillings and Coronal Leakage (January-March 2006) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. To Treat or Not to Treat (November-December 2005) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Looks Can Be Deceiving (November-December 2005) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Possible Misconceptions Regarding Diagnosis (November-December 2005) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Three Cases to Share (November-December 2005) Young Bui, D.D.S. Basic Research Points the Way to Improved Results (September-October 2005) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. Pain Management in Endodontics (September-October 2005) Young Bui, D.D.S. The Truth About MB2s (September-October 2005) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Simple Overdenture Technique, Lasting Results (July-September 2005) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. If at First You Don’t Succeed . . . (July-September 2005) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. To Retreat or Not When a Post Is Present (July-September 2005) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. The Effect of Aesthetics in Endodontics (July-September 2005) Young Bui, D.D.S. C-Shaped Canals Are Challenging (July-September 2005) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. The Mandibular Second Molar Morphology (April-June 2005) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Problem-Solving in Endodontics (April-June 2005) Young Bui, D.D.S. Retreatment of Failed Surgical Endodontic Therapy (April-June 2005) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Numbness and Alteration of Sensitivity after RCT (January-March 2005) Dr. Gertsberg The Maturing of the SafeSiders® and Ourselves (January-March 2005) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. Endodontic Pain or Acute Maxillary Sinusitis? (January-March 2005) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Three Interesting Cases (January-March 2005) Young Bui, D.D.S. Success for the Patient (Winter 2004) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. MTAD: A New Intracanal Irrigant (Winter 2004) Young Bui, D.D.S. Internal Bleaching Techniques and Cervical Resorption (Winter 2004) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Sometimes It Just Is (Fall 2004) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. A One-Year Roundup (Fall 2004) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Ways to Improve the End Result of Root Canal Therapy (Fall 2004) Young Bui, D.D.S. Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew (Summer 2004) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Cracked Teeth (Summer 2004) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Using Concrete to Seal the Crack (Summer 2004) Young Bui, D.D.S. Diagnosing a Radiolucent Lesion in the Posterior Mandible (Summer 2004) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Irrigation Update (February-March 2004) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Two Cases of Kase’s (February-March 2004) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Endodontics and the Immature Tooth (February-March 2004) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. The EZ-Fill Technique Using SafeSiders (February-March 2004) Young Bui, D.D.S. Solving the Mystery of Cracked Teeth (February-March 2004) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Esthetic Post Placement (November-December 2003) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Legally Yours! (November-December 2003) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. To Retreat or Not to Retreat? (November-December 2003) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Three-Rooted Bicuspids (They’re Out There) (September-October 2003) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. A Variation on the Theme (September-October 2003) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Alternatives to Management of a Horizontal Root Fracture (September-October 2003) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Osteomyelitis of the Jaws (May-June 2003) Young Bui, D.D.S. A Pair of Kase’s Cases (May-June 2003) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Restoring a Tooth with Little or No Coronal Dentin (February-March 2003) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Looking at the X-ray Is Not Enough (February-March 2003) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Anatomy of Multiple Canals and Roots (February-March 2003) Young Bui, D.D.S. Perforation Revisited (February-March 2002) Jay Vuong, D.D.S. Replacement Insert Makes Denture and Post Connection Easier (November-December 2002) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Have I Got a Hot Tip for You! (November-December 2002) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Endodontic-Periodontal Relations (November-December 2002) Young Bui, D.D.S. A Good Foundation Ensures a Solid House (September-October 2002) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Root Fractures (September-October 2002) Young Bui, D.D.S. ABCs of Endodontic Diagnosis, Part 1: The State of the Pulp (September-October 2002) Jay Vuong, D.D.S. In Endo: Always Rotate, Never Push (May-June 2001) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Breakage of Instruments (May-June 2002) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Angulation Is Good for Your Health (May-June 2002) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Case Report (May-June 2002) Young Bui, D.D.S. Never Assume! (January-February 2002) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Isolation (January-February 2002) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Stressed Tooth, Stressed Dentist (January-February 2002) Jay Vuong, D.D.S. It’s a Dangerous World! (November-December 2001) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. No Man’s Land: Endodontics’ Last Frontier (November-December 2001) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Internal Resorption (November-December 2001) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. When Science and Empiricism Go Hand-in-Hand (September-October 2001) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Design and Sequence Determine Endodontic Success (September-October 2001) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Never Give Up! Never Surrender! (September-October 2001) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. How Trauma Affects the Nerve (September-October 2001) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Fitting the Gutta-Percha Point (September-October 2001) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. One-Visit Root-Canal Treatment (September-October 2001) Young Bui, D.D.S. Beware of the Groove (July-August 2001) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. The Zen of Root Canal (July-August 2001) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Who Should Be Given Antibiotic Prophylaxis? (July-August 2001) Young Bui, D.D.S. One-Visit Treatment Using EZ-Fill Root Canal Sealer (July-August 2001) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Second Thoughts About NiTi (July-August 2001) Jay Vuong, D.D.S. The Importance of Diagnosis (May-June 2001) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. The “Kase” of the Blunderbuss (May-June 2001) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Post-Operative Pain Management (May-June 2001) Young Bui, D.D.S. May the Sequence Be with You (May-June 2001) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Negotiating Calcified Canals: Oscillating Your Way to Success (May-June 2001) Jay Vuong, D.D.S. An Old Spin on a New Technique Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Cracked Tooth Syndrome Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew! Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Endodontic Retreatment: Removing Posts Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. How to Instrument and Obturate Canals Superbly and Economically Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. My Apex Runneth Over Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Proper Diagnosis of Teeth: Make Sure You're Doing The Right Tooth! Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. We Use What Works Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Access the Key to Success Douglas Kase, D.D.S. How to Judge a Safe Endodontic System Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Post Removal Revisited Douglas Kase, D.D.S. The Future Is Coming Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Irrigation: The Key to a Clean Canal Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. The “Kase” of the Bifurcated Bicuspid Douglas Kase, D.D.S.
Materials and Equipment	Choosing an Economical Endodontic System (April-June 2008) Young Bui, D.D.S. EZ-Fill Xpress as a Contrast Agent in Finding Canals (January-March 2008) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. SafeSiders Travel the World (September-October 2007) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. Why the SafeSiders Design Is So Efficient (July-August 2007) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. SafeSiders Gutta Percha (April-June 2007) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. When Easier Is Also Better (April-June 2007) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. The Use of Antibiotics in Endodontics (April-June 2007) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. Answering All the Challenges (January-March 2007) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. BoneGen Part Deux (January-March 2007) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. An Intelligent Endodontic Shaping System (September-October 2006) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. A Deeper Understanding of Endodontic Mechanics (September-October 2005) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. Post and Core Myths and Misconceptions (July-September 2005) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Posts and Cores: Myths and Realities (April-June 2005) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Construction Update (July-September 2005) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. New Material, New Use (January-March 2005) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. Redoing an Office (January-March 2005) Amy Dukoff-Toro, D.M.D. Everything Old Is New Again (January-March 2005) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Medidenta Handpiece (Winter 2004) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Don’t Perf Out . . . PulpOut . . . for Bicuspids, Too! (Winter 2004) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Don’t Perf Out . . . PulpOut! (Fall 2004) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Post and Core Decisions Based on Fact, Not Fiction (Fall 2004) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Reciprocation Innovation (Fall 2004) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. SafeSiders and the Mindsets They Encounter (Summer 2004) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. A New Standard of Care? (February-March 2004) Alan Winter, D.D.S. The Stability of Metal Posts (November-December 2003) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (November-December 2003) Young Bui, D.D.S. The Apex Locator: Essential, but Not Infallible (September-October 2003) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D.; Young Bui, D.D.S. Long-Term Fluoride-Release Restorative Materials (February-March 2003) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D.; Brett I. Cohen, Ph.D.; Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Relief of Dermal Sensitivity Caused by Latex Gloves (September-October 2002) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Which Burs to Use for Endo? (May-June 2002) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. SafeSiders^® Produce Superior Post-Hole Preparations (January-February 2002) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Apex Locators: A Mechanical Method of Controlling Post-Operative Pain (January-February 2002) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. MTA: An Excellent Concrete Material (January-February 2002) Young Bui, D.D.S. Bead Sterilizers: An Endangered Species? (November-December 2001) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Fractured Instruments in Rotary Nickel-Titanium Endodontics (May-June 2001) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Fallacies of Non-Metallic Posts Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D., Brett I. Cohen Ph.D., Allan S. Deutsch D.M.D., F.A.C.D. New EZ-Change Overdenture Attachment: Maximum Retention with Minimum Stress Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. New Post Designs and Applications Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D., Brett I. Cohen Ph.D., Allan S. Deutsch D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Peeso & Gates Glidden Drills: They’re Not Just for Post Hole Preparation! Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Thoughts on Ni-Ti Instrumentation Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Broken Endodontic Instruments: Watch Out! Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. The Introduction of the EZ-Fill^® SafeSider™ Instrumentation System Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. New EZ-Fill^® SafeSider™ Endodontic Instruments Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D.
Product Reviews	Inventing a Better Mousetrap: A Product Review (January-March 2008) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Product Review: BoneGen (January-March 2006) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. New Diagnostic Cat Scan Great for Endo (November-December 2005) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D. It’s Not What You Say; It’s How You Say It (September-October 2005) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. VibraJect (May-June 2003) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. NewTom^® 9000 Accuracy (May-June 2003) Alan Winter, D.D.S. Ruddle on Retreatment: A Review of His Video Program Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Vicoprofen: Effective Pain Relief? Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. X-Tip, Where “X-Marks The Spot” Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Pro Root Instructional Video Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Celebrex and COX-2 Amy Dukoff, D.M.D.
Patient Services	A Good Case for Standing Your Ground (September-October 2007) Douglas Kase, D.D.S. Okay, Work with Them (September-October 2006) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Insurance or Not (April-June 2006) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Patients’ Expectations (January-March 2006) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Did You Know Where the Rx Came From? (February-March 2003) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Let’s Talk Phones Michelle Verdi, Experdent Consultant
Education	Rational Endodontics, Our New Website (January-March 2008) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. All the Financial Clout in the World Cannot Keep a Good Idea Down (November-December 2007) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. Adding the Third Dimension to Endodontic Education (September-October 2007) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. Getting Away . . . for Educational Purposes (April-June 2007) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. What We Know and Don’t Know (November-December 2006) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. Trip to China (July-August 2006) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. The Burden and Consequences of Antiquated Endodontic Concepts (January-March 2006) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. Beyond Rotary NiTi: Eliminating Stress and Anxiety (November-December 2005) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Education (September-October 2005) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Hands-On Lectures at HODEC (April-June 2005) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. The Hands-On Dental Education Center (HODEC) (Winter 2004) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Experience HODEC (Winter 2004) Essential Dental Seminars Education as a Means of Practice-Building (February-March 2004) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Leaders in Continuing Education Dentistry Today, December 2003 The Challenge of Changing Viewpoints and Attitudes (September-October 2003) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Changing Endodontic Perceptions (November-December 2002) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Knowing the Research Makes All the Difference (September-October 2002) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. Thoughts on Recent Academic Proceedings Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D.
Miscellaneous	2006 Roundup (January-March 2007) Claudia Hoffman, D.D.S. In the News (April-June 2005) IADR Meeting in Honolulu (Summer 2004) Allan Deutsch, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. DentalTown.com Is a Real Home on the Web (May-June 2003) Barry Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.C.D. HIPAA Is Here (May-June 2003) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Missed Appointments (November-December 2002) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. Orthodontics and the Root (September-October 2002) Amy Dukoff, D.M.D. In Search of Modern Endodontics Jay Vuong, D.D.S.
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