Endodontic Irrigation

Chapter 1. Microbial Biofilms in Endodontics.- Chapter 2. Update in Root Canal Anatomy of Permanent Teeth Using Microcomputed Tomography.- Chapter 3. Syringe Irrigation: Blending Endodontics and Fluid Dynamics.- Chapter 4. Research on Irrigation: Methods and Models.- Chapter 5. Update of Endodontic Irrigating Solutions.- Chapter 6. Complications of Endodontic Irrigation: Dental, Medical, and Legal.- Chapter 7. The Role of the Patency File in Endodontic Therapy.- Chapter 8. Manual Dynamic Activation (MDA) Technique.- Chapter 9. Apical Negative Pressure: Safety, Efficacy and Efficiency.- Chapter 10. Sonic and Ultrasonic Irrigation.- Chapter 11. Continuous Instrumentation and Irrigation: The Self-Adjusting File (SAF) System.- Chapter 12. Ozone Application in Endodontics.- Chapter 13. Irrigation of the Root Canal System by Laser Activation (LAI): PIPS Photon-Induced Photoacoustic Streaming.- Chapter 14. Photodynamic Therapy for Root Canal Disinfection.- Chapter 15. Local Applications of Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Based Agents in Endodontics.- Chapter 16. Intracanal Medication.- Chapter 17. Disinfection in Nonsurgical Retreatment Cases.- Chapter 18. Irrigation in Regenerative Endodontic Procedures.- Chapter 19. Conclusion and Final Remarks.

Bettina Ruth Basrani is Associate Tenured Professor and Program Co-Director for the MSc in Endodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Basrani graduated from the School of Dentistry, Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1989. She later gained a Diploma as a Specialist in Endodontics from the Argentinian Society of Endodontics and the Ministry of Public Health and Welfare and a PhD from Maimonides University, Faculty of Dentistry, Buenos Aires for a thesis on the effect of chlorhexidine gluconate in root canal disinfection. She joined the University of Toronto in 2004, gaining her Academic License from the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario in the same year and her Endodontic Specialty License in 2006. Dr. Basrani has completed many research projects. She has published more than 20 articles in refereed journals during the past 5 years and is editor of the book Endodontic Radiology, the second edition of which was published in 2012 (Wiley-Blackwell).