title: Rules of engagement: mastering the endodontic game, part 2.
abstract: The rules of engagement are an overview of the essential elements needed to reconstruct endodontically volved teeth back to successful, healthy members of the dental arch that function and are biologically healthy, structurally strong, aesthetic, and valuable. Endodontics just keeps getting better and better, and the future of endodontic success is bright. Now more than ever patients value and appreciate dental aesthetics. Everyone wants to look good, smell good, and appear successful. Teeth will always play a major role in these human desires. The endodontic tooth can either be the "weakest link" or it can be as strong a link as any other healthy tooth. The choice is ours...if we play by the rules.
authors.affiliation: Center for Endodontics, USA. john-west@centerforendodontics.com
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D004492:Edetic Acid; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; C486892:resilon sealer; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D004492:Edetic Acid; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite