Abstract
From Canal to Crown is an intensive hands-on course designed to provide participants with a complete and predictable approach to modern endodontic treatment and the subsequent restoration of the endodontically treated tooth.
The course is structured around a continuous “explain → demonstrate → perform” methodology. Theoretical concepts are kept concise and are immediately followed by practical application on endodontic training teeth, allowing participants to develop their skills under direct supervision and receive immediate feedback throughout the course.
The first part focuses on access cavity preparation and canal location, with particular attention to tooth-specific access cavity design and anatomical principles. Participants will then review working length determination, canal negotiation, glide path creation and preflaring before applying these concepts during hands-on instrumentation.
The course will subsequently address the fundamental principles of mechanical canal preparation, including instrument selection, preparation sequence and maintenance of the original canal anatomy. Particular emphasis will be placed on the management of curved and calcified canals, including understanding the risks associated with canal curvature, selecting appropriate instruments, negotiating challenging anatomy and preventing instrument separation.
Participants will then integrate all the concepts covered during the course by performing a complete endodontic treatment from A to Z, including access, canal negotiation, working length, glide path, instrumentation, irrigation and obturation using a single-cone hydraulic condensation technique with bioceramic sealer.
The final stage focuses on the transition from endodontics to restorative dentistry. Participants will evaluate the remaining tooth structure and perform a conservative preparation for an indirect adhesive restoration, with emphasis on preparation design, occlusal considerations and preservation of sound tooth structure.
The course aims to provide practical skills, clinical strategies and predictable protocols that participants can immediately incorporate into their daily practice.
Learning Objectives
- Design and perform tooth-specific access cavities based on root canal anatomy and clinical requirements.
- Determine working length and perform predictable canal negotiation, glide path creation and preflaring using appropriate techniques and instruments.
- Apply fundamental principles of mechanical canal instrumentation, including appropriate instrument selection and preparation strategies.
- Safely negotiate and instrument curved and calcified canals, while maintaining the original canal anatomy and minimizing procedural errors.
- Recognize and prevent common instrumentation complications, including ledging, canal transportation and instrument separation.
- Perform a complete endodontic treatment from access to obturation, integrating canal preparation, irrigation and single-cone hydraulic condensation with a bioceramic sealer.
- Prepare an endodontically treated tooth for an indirect adhesive restoration, applying conservative preparation principles and preserving sound tooth structure.
Agenda
| 09:00–10:00 |
Access Cavity Preparation – Access cavity principles for each tooth – Canal location – Common mistakes and clinical tips Hands-On — Access Cavity & Canal Location – Access cavity preparation on artificial teeth – Canal location and initial negotiation – Immediate application of the concepts presented – Direct supervision and feedback |
| 10:00–11:00 |
Working Length, Glide Path & Preflaring – Review of basic concepts – Rationale – Clinical protocol Hands-On — Working Length, Glide Path & Preflaring – Working length determination – Glide path preparation – Preflaring – Troubleshooting and individual feedback |
| 11:00–11:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:30 |
Basic principles of canal instrumentation – Basic principles of canal shaping – File selection and sequence – Prevention of common procedural errors – Irrigation of root Canals: current techniques Hands-On — Canal instrumentation: simple cases – Complete mechanical preparation following the proposed protocol |
| 12:30–14:00 |
Curved & calcified canals — concepts & clinical strategies – Risks of canal curvatures – Selecting the appropriate instruments – Negotiating curved canals – Preventing instrument separation – Canal scouting in calcified anatomy – Negotiation of calcified canals – Prevention of iatrogenic errors Hands-On — Canal instrumentation: challenging cases – Instrumentation of curved Canals – Instructor-guided troubleshooting |
| 14:00–15:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 15:00–15:30 |
Root canal obturation: single-cone hydraulic condensation with bioceramic sealer – Hydraulic technique & bioceramic sealer: new trends – Step-by-step of this technique |
| 15:30–17:00 |
– Restorative approaches and indications for each case – Principles of adhesive restoration – Preparation principles for an onlay & overlay Hands-On — Tooth Preparation for an Indirect Restoration |
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