title: 21st-century endodontics.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Endodontics as a discipline has offered patients the opportunity to maintain their natural teeth. As the population expands and ages, the demand for endodontic therapy can be expected to increase as patients seek dental options to keep their teeth for a lifetime.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  New materials, techniques and instruments are entering the market-place to assist dentists in providing patients with more predictable and reliable endodontic treatment. In addition, these new systems make the delivery of endodontic services more efficient. This article describes these advances in endodontic treatment for dentists interested in incorporating these advances into their clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, University of Texas-Houston Dental Branch 77030, USA.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Glickman
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003754:Dental High-Speed Equipment; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004724:Endoscopy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D013674:Technology, Dental; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D019415:Torque
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003722:Dental Alloys; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010087:Oxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D017640:Silicates; C086631:mineral trioxide aggregate; C040654:titanium nickelide; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium