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Ringing in the Christmas season with another tooth Ringing in the Christmas season with another tooth saved! 🎄 4-year recall of a very infected necrotic tooth treated conservatively in a single visit with #gentlewave #toothsuperhero #sanclementeendodontics
Despite a Hawkeye loss, we had a blast at the Rose Despite a Hawkeye loss, we had a blast at the Rose Bowl Friday night watching 2 of my alma maters face off on the football field! We saw my cousin and Kinnick got a lot of attention for having her name my the multitudes of Iowa fans in attendance. I love that USC and UCLA are in the Big 10 now!
Thank goodness for #gentlewave 😳. Look at this cra Thank goodness for #gentlewave 😳. Look at this crazy anatomy, all treated conservatively in a single visit! #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #worthsaving #endo #slimshapers
Anatomy like this can be spooky 👻! This mesial roo Anatomy like this can be spooky 👻! This mesial root was very challenging from a morphology and an accessibility standpoint. I could never get a rotary in one of the he mesial canals, but I knew the canals were confluent. So I relied on the #gentlewave to clean it in its entirety. SIP/SAP.  #sanclementeendo #worthsaving
When your daughter should be working on school wor When your daughter should be working on school work but is cyber stalking your website instead 😆🤦🏻‍♀️. Thanks for the vote of confidence, baby! 🫶🏻 #mommydentist #momlife #onlinereview
What’s in your #rootcanal 😵?!?! When not done prop What’s in your #rootcanal 😵?!?! When not done properly, root canals can get severely reinfected. This was a root that was inadequately cleaned and obturated with one #guttapercha cone. The bacteria-ridden cone was removed in its entirety with a Hedstrom. Single visit #retreatment with #gentlewave 🌊 #endodontist #endodontics
A root canal is not just a space maintainer for an A root canal is not just a space maintainer for an implant. Even if a #rootcanal fails, if bacteria are eradicated our body can heal!!! Single visit #retreatment with #gentlewave #worthsaving
Happy 15 years, @seandumm . The humor has gotten u Happy 15 years, @seandumm . The humor has gotten us through. Thanks for being my rock 
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Speaking of topics at the La Dental Meeting, I als Speaking of topics at the La Dental Meeting, I also spoke about use of #ultrasonics to conservatively remove things from roots. This #silverpoint #retreatment was done through a brand new crown and the points were conservatively retrieved. I found #mb2 and all is well! #toothsuperhero #sanclementeendodontics #sanclementeendo
Just because a #rootcanal looks adequate doesn’t m Just because a #rootcanal looks adequate doesn’t mean it will succeed. It’s what you take out, not what you put in, that counts. The lesion on this distal root was distinctly off to one side which led me to believe there was additional anatomy that had not previously been cleaned. 6 canals!!! We got it all with #gentlewave 🌊! Oh yah.c and an additional #rct on 21. #toothsuperhero #sanclementeendodontics #sanclementeendo
These are the ladies that are SAVING TEETH 🦷 in Sa These are the ladies that are SAVING TEETH 🦷 in San Clemente!!!! New team photo shoot. I have the most amazing and hottest team around!!! 🔥 #sanclementeendodontics #sanclementeendo
Stay slim! You don’t need to remove much dentin to Stay slim! You don’t need to remove much dentin to be successful at endodontic treatment! But you must use enhanced irrigation to ensure proper debridement. This tiny tooth doesn’t have dentin to spare! Check out #gentlewave
One of the topics I discussed on Friday at the Los One of the topics I discussed on Friday at the Los Angeles Dental Meeting was all of the uses for #cbct in #endodontics . One of these is using it as a GPS or road map to find and conservatively treat canals. In this case, the pulp chamber was receded in this canine. I knew it was wide open once I found it, but after drilling about 12mm through the bridge I still could not find it. I took a mid-treatment CBCT to see where I had been and where I needed to go. Turned out I was only about 1mm from the canal and I was in it within 30 seconds of re-isolating the tooth! Perforation avoided!!! If you don’t have this amazing technology in your practice and you love doing #rootcanaltreatment you should consider investing in!

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@seandumm and I get to teach together but separate @seandumm and I get to teach together but separately today at the Los Angeles Dental Meeting in Pasadena. We’re both honored to be sharing our passions and expertise with dentists and auxiliaries in LA! #ladentalmeeting
Please join me for a day of #endodontics at the @l Please join me for a day of #endodontics at the @ladentalsociety annual meeting on Friday 9/13! I will be teaching two courses: modern endodontics in 2024 to discuss technology and treatment of immature roots. These are topics general dentists should review particularly if they’re going to be performing endodontic procedures or treating trauma in their offices! Hope to see you there!
The team that reggaes together stays together 🎶 🇯🇲 The team that reggaes together stays together 🎶 🇯🇲
Besides saving teeth, I also get the honor of rais Besides saving teeth, I also get the honor of raising these tiny (or lately, not-so-tiny) humans. First day of school pic that I just had to post on the professional page since I noticed my son is wearing #gentlewave socks!!! 🌊 🫶🏻
The perspective you don’t get to see usually! Thi The perspective you don’t get to see usually!  This premolar is rotated 90 degrees.  It’s fun to see the bucco-lingual perspective! (Thank you for letting me nerd out 🤓) #toothsuperhero
Walk through this trauma case with me! Trauma 8&9 Walk through this trauma case with me!

Trauma 8&9 in 2020: complicated fracture of 8 and uncomplicated on 9. MTA pulpotomy to try and maintain vitality of pulp on #8.  #9 responded WNL.  2 yrs later, both 8 & 9 had pulp necrosis and large lesions.  Tooth #8 done with #MTA immediate barrier, tooth #9 done in a single visit with #gentlewave . 1 year recall on both shows great healing. Tried to be conservative but in this case it wasn’t enough 🤷🏻‍♀️ #dentaltrauma
I’m loving these #internalbleaching cases lately. I’m loving these #internalbleaching cases lately. I feel like I’ve had several of them this year. It’s a conservative and cost-effective way to get a beautiful smile 😃. Tooth 7 with #sodiumperborate , 2 doses. Now to replace those discolored composites!!!! #endodontics #aestheticdentist #aestheticdentistry #estheticdentist #smile #rct #endodontist
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