title: Advances in endodontics: Potential applications in clinical practice.
abstract: Contemporary endodontics has seen an unprecedented advance in technology and materials. This article aimed to review some of the challenges and advances in the following sections: (1) endodontic imaging, (2) root canal preparation, (3) root canal disinfection, (4) root canal filling, and (4) regenerative endodontic procedures (REPs). Jointly, these advances are aimed at improving the state of the art and science of root canal treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kishen
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: Ove A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, Division of Endodontology, University of Zürich Center for Dental Medicine, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zehnder
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Anibal R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Diogenes
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Madhu K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nair
keywords: Canal preparation; disinfection; endodontic imaging; filling; regeneration