Minimally invasive approaches in endodontic procedures
Clinical studies demonstrate that long term prognosis of the root filled teeth is influenced by the quality of the restoration as well as by the quality of the root canal treatment itself.
Description
The most recent trends are following the concept of minimally invasive dentistry, proposing more conservative, less expensive and bio-economic treatments. Following these trends, the procedures in endodontics are changing in a conservative way, sometimes drastically if compared with the traditional concepts of access cavity outline opening, coronal straight-line access to reach the apical region and enlargement of root canals.
The present lecture will analyze the technical procedures of minimally invasive endodontics in different clinical situations. Moreover, the limits of these procedures will be critically analyzed to define how much minimally invasive clinicians should be in order to ensure gold standard endodontic treatments.
Speakers
Gianluca Plotino was born in 1978 in Rome, Italy. He graduated in dentistry from the Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Rome in 2002. He received the "Hans Genet Award" from the European Society of Endodontology in 2013 and several other research prizes and awards. Dr. Plotino obtained his PhD in 2009 at the Catholic University of Rome, in 2017 he received the certification to be Professor of II level and in 2018 to be Professor of I level in Italy. Gianluca Plotino is a Specialist Member of the European Society of Endodontology (ESE), active member and President Elect (2025-26) of the Italian Academy of Endodontics (AIE) and active member of several other societies. Dr. Plotino published more that 130 articles in scientific peer-reviewed journals reaching a h-index of 42, 3 textbooks on Endodontics and contributed with numerous chapters in other textbooks. He is Associate Editor of the European Endodontic Journal and part of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Endodontics and several other international journals. Dr. Plotino owns 4 patents and a start-up and he is currently working in his own private practice in Rome, Italy, focused on endodontics and restorative, esthetic and interdisciplinary dentistry.
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