title: Prognosis of endodontically treated teeth? Point.
abstract: The success rate of a restored, endodontically treated tooth is of interest to the dentist and patient when planning the treatment of a tooth requiring endodontics. The reported success rate for nonsurgical root canal treatment is varied within the dental literature. An alternative measure is tooth survival. This will include other factors related to endodontic treatment that result in poorer tooth survival. An understanding of the survival of endodontically treated teeth compared with alternative treatment modalities, such as dental implants, will provide for a more informed treatment plan.
authors.affiliation: Center for Implant Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Health Science Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0416, USA. mheffernan@ureach.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heffernan
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011379:Prognosis; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D015996:Survival Rate; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome