Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the rationale behind retreatment and the success rate
• Identify different causes for failure of root canal treatment
• Discuss the different predisposing factors to failure
• Realize inter and intra-individual variation in decision making among dentists
• Be able to decide the need for endodontic retreatment or choose other treatment options
• Learn the different methods of coronal disassembly
• Manage removal of different types of posts
• Remove different types of defective root canal filling materials.
• Manage ledges and sharp curvatures
• Diagnose different types of perforations and their repair methods
• Identify the different causes of instrument separation and practice different techniques for their removal