ENDODONTIC TOPICS VOLUME 33 2015

Cracks and Fractures in

Endodontically Treated Teeth
Guest Editor
Anil Kishen

Contents
1

Editorial
The tip of the iceberg: comprehending cracks and fractures
Anil Kishen

Biomechanics of fractures in endodontically treated teeth

Anil Kishen

14

Longitudinal tooth cracks and fractures: an update and review

Eric M. Rivera & Richard E. Walton

43

Endodontic instrumentation and root filling procedures: effect on mechanical integrity of dentin
Hagay Shemesh

50

Chemical, microbial, and host-related factors: effects on the integrity of dentin and the dentinbiomaterial
interface
Marcela T. Carrilho, Fabiana Piveta & Leo Tjderhane

73

Restorative procedures: effect on the mechanical integrity of root-filled teeth

Michael Naumann

87

Critical appraisal of studies on dentinal radicular microcracks in endodontics: methodological issues,

contemporary concepts, and future perspectives
Marco A. Versiani, Erick Souza & Gustavo De-Deus

157 Trauma-related fractures

Leif K. Bakland
169 Contracted endodontic cavities: the foundation for less invasive alternatives in the management of apical
periodontitis
Carlos Bveda & Anil Kishen

Biographies
187 Leif Bakland
188 Carlos Bveda
189 Marcela Carrilho
190 Gustavo De-Deus
191 Anil Kishen
192 Michael Naumann
193 Fabiana Piveta
194 Eric Rivera
195 Hagay Shemesh
196 Erick Souza
197 Leo Tjderhane
198 Marco Versiani
199 Richard Walton