Syllabus | Endodontics | Second Year | BDS

Domain

1. Introduction of the subject
2. Importance
3. Procedures undertaken in the department

1. History and record symptoms
2. Subjective symptoms
3. Objective symptoms
4. Various diagnostic aids
5. Recent advances in diagnosis in endodontics

1. Causes of pulpal diseases
2. Classification
3. Diseases of pulp

Reversible pulpitis
Irreversible pulpitis
Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis
Internal resorption
Pulp degeneration
Necrosis of pulp

1. Treatment of pulpal diseases

1. Causes of periradicular diseases
2. Classification
3. Diseases

Symptomatic apical periodontitis
Acute alveolar abscess
Phoenix abscess
Asymptomatic apical periodontitis
Chronic alveolar abscess
Granuloma
Radicular cyst
Condensing osteitis
External root resorption
Persistent apical periodontitis

1. Treatment

1. Inflammation
2. Endodontic implications

1. Common medical findings that may influence endodontic treatment planning
2. Dental evaluation and development of the endodontic treatment plan

Periodontal considerations
Surgical considerations
Restorative considerations
Endodontic therapy or dental implant
Retreatment
Immature teeth
Other factors

1. Local anesthesia

2 hr

1. Rubber dam isolation
2. Techniques of rubber dam application
3. Sterilization of instruments
4. Recommended sterilization protocols
5. Biological monitoring

1. Components of the root canal system
2. Root canal anatomy
3. Anatomy of the apical root
4. Objectives and guidelines for access cavity preparation
5. Armamentarium for access cavity preparation
6. Morphology and Clinical guidelines for access cavity preparation for individual teeth
7. Challenging access preparations
8. Errors in access cavity preparation

1. Definition
2. Anatomical considerations
3. Methods of determining working length

Radiographic methods
Nonradiographic methods
Electronic methods

1.  Electronic apex locators

Classification
Principle
contraindications

1. Hand instruments
2. Instruments for pulp space preparation

Classification
Manually operated instruments
Low speed rotary instruments
Rotary instruments for canal preparation
Sonic and ultrasonic instruments
ISO standardization of instruments
Devices for working length determination
Instruments for obturation

1. Goals of shaping radicular space
2. Guidelines for shaping root canal
3. Phases in shaping

1. Root canal shaping techniques

1. Ideal requirements of irrigants
2. Functions of irrigants
3. Types of endodontic irrigants

1. Irrigation guidelines
2. Irrigation techniques

1. Types
2. Ideal requirements
3. Mechanism of action
4. Recent advancements

1. Ideal properties of root canal sealers
2.  Classification
3. Manipulation
4. Advantages and disadvantages of each sealer
5. Recent advances in sealers

1. Timing of obturation
2. Length of obturation
3. Requirements of ideal root canal filling material
4. Core materials
5. Techniques  of obturation
6. Recent advances in obturating materials

1. Coronal seal

1. Planning of post endodontic restoration
2. Post endodontic restoration fabrication

1. Components of post core preparation
2. Classification and description of posts

1. Causes
2. Examination of traumatic injuries

1. Classification
2. Uncomplicated and complicated crown fractures
3. Root fractures
4. Luxation
5. Avulsion
6. Management of fractured teeth
7. Response of pulp to trauma
8. Effect of trauma on supporting tissues

1. Diagnosis & treatment planning
2. Pretreatment, Intratreatment&

Postobturation emergencies

1. Management

1 1 hrhr

1. Related to access opening
2. Related to canal shaping and cleaning
3. Related to obturation

1. Pathways of communication between pulp and periodontium
2. Effect of pulpal & periodontal disease  on pulp
3. Classification
4. Diagnosis & treatment planning
5. Management

1. Classification
2. Cells involved in tooth resorption
3. Internal, External  Cervical  root resorption

1. Mechanism

1. Factors regulating tooth resorption

1. Classification
2. Presurgical considerations
3. Indications and contraindications
4. Principles
5. Flap designs
6. Application of surgical techniques
7. Root end filling material

1. Post surgical care
2. Suturing techniques
3. Postsurgical complications

1. Etiology of persistent apical periodontitis
2. Treatment planning
3. Retreatment procedures
4. Prognosis

1. Indications
2. Single vs multiple visit
3. Clinical considerations

1. Evaluation of success
2. Causes of failures
3. Case selection for retreatment
4. Endodontic retreatment

1. Pain control
2. Selection of antibiotics’

2 hr

1.  Lasers
2. Bonding
3. Microscopic dentistry
4. Recent advances

1. Principles of ethics

2. Informed consent
3. Dental negligence
4. Malpractice