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karenpotterdds

🦷 Board-Certified Endodontist
🦸🏻‍♀️ Tooth Super Hero
👩🏼👧🏼👦🏼 Mom of 3

Karen Potter DDS
This week was a wonderful week of clinical Endodon This week was a wonderful week of clinical Endodontics and collaboration with colleagues and mentors - people who want endo to move forward so we can save more teeth!!! Thanks to the people at  @tdosoftware and @sonendoinc for making me a lifelong student! #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #gentlewave #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #protapergold #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope
Fun case with some complex apical anatomy utilizin Fun case with some complex apical anatomy utilizing #gentlewave 🌊 SIP/SAP #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #protapergold #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope
Wow, what a #premolar 🤩 When I saw the pre op r Wow, what a #premolar 🤩 When I saw the pre op radiograph I was thinking 2 canals, maybe 3.  But 4?!?! Buccal canal trifurcated and then rejoined at the apex. Nice result with a #gentlewave irrigation protocol (never got a file of any type in the 3rd buccal canal) #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #protapergold #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope 
#seein3d #cbct
Found this gem from our 2004 #uclasod talent show Found this gem from our 2004 #uclasod talent show program. This was drawn by @chalisedds and it was an amazing and fun night!!! #ucla #talentshow #dentaldorks #memories
You know you love #endo when your backyard fruit s You know you love #endo when your backyard fruit starts to look like a #molar 🦷 🍋🍋🍋 #fruit #doppelganger
#retreatment case where I could not remove a separ #retreatment case where I could not remove a separated hand file (apex MB canal), but I sure cleaned around it using sound wave energy with #gentlewave #worthsaving 

🦸🏻‍♀️ #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #protapergold #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope
A beautiful and conservative example of endodontic A beautiful and conservative example of endodontic treatment with #gentlewave irrigation 🌊 It is so important to save dentin particularly with a cracked tooth case like this. Saving dentin will give this case the best long-term prognosis #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #gentlewave #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #protapergold #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope
I would have loved to see a #lateralcanal filled t I would have loved to see a #lateralcanal filled towards the mesial of this premolar #retreatment but after going in and hitting an apical brick wall I was glad to even see that #gentlewave helped me clean to patency. Will it heal or is it a cyst? Time will tell!  #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #protapergold #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope #bonegardener #endodontistsgrowbone
I’m going to start this week off with a case tha I’m going to start this week off with a case that I am extremely proud of. This patient had #squamouscellcarcinoma of the tongue with resection and a skin graft from his arm (note hairs on tongue). He had extensive radiation to his head that dried out his saliva. Working in a multidisciplinary approach, we saved these root tips with #decoronation to prevent the risk of #osteonecrosis that extraction would bring #toothsuperhero 🦸🏻‍♀️ #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #gentlewave #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #protapergold #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope
He is risen! Happy #easter to all! He is risen! Happy #easter to all!
Following up on the case that I posted previously. Following up on the case that I posted previously. Bruxism destroyed this patients VDO and led to challenging retention of her restorations. This led to splinted crowns 9-11 coming off and deep recurrent decay on 11. Patient is highly motivated to save natural teeth so we did #rct and #postandcore on 10&11. I could not fit her old bridge back on so I free handed the build up to resemble teeth until she can have the preps refined. Not the most gorgeous aesthetic restoration but she was very thankful to not have stubs!!! 🤷🏼‍♀️ #dowhatyougottado #doyourbest #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #gentlewave #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #worthsaving
It’s not every day that you see a #horizontalroo It’s not every day that you see a #horizontalrootfracture on a premolar tooth so when you do you post it on Instagram! Tooth 5 will be extracted but teeth 6&7 both had pulp necrosis with chronic apical abscesses so we did RCTs #cbct #seein3d #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #gentlewave #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #protapergold #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope
Taking the day off from #rootcanals to work out wi Taking the day off from #rootcanals to work out with my boy in tow who is recuperating from surgery. 💚💙 Added bonus: sporting my new #gentlewave shirt. Thanks @granger3671 💪🏻
Had fun teaching a great group of students at @son Had fun teaching a great group of students at @sonendoinc headquarters this morning!!! Love that more brilliant minds are learning about Endodontics and saving teeth! #gentlewave #ridethewave #thrillofthefill #sonendo #worthsaving
#bruxism can really compromise your overall oral h #bruxism can really compromise your overall oral health. This patient’s #vdo has decreased tremendously thus limiting our restorative options. She’s highly motivated to avoid implants so we’ll see what we can do #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope
More #resorption 😩 I literally see it every day More #resorption 😩 I literally see it every day. This one we will not be treating 
#ecir #invasivecervicalrootresorption #cbct #seein3d #oralradiology #oralsurgery #oralsurgeon #cantsavethemall #sanclementelife #sanclementeendodontics #sanclementeendo
More #resorption 😢. The is one on tooth 11 bucc More #resorption 😢. The is one on tooth 11 buccal and readily accessible for #rct and surgical repair with #geristore 🤞🏻 

#toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #gentlewave #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #bcsealer #protapergold #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope

#seein3D #cbct
#trauma ... it stinks! Discoloration secondary to #trauma ... it stinks! Discoloration secondary to pulp #necrosis 

Treatment plan: #rct 

#toothsuperhero #endodontist #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #worthsaving #endo
Now this type of #resorption (#ecir #invasivecervi Now this type of #resorption (#ecir #invasivecervicalrootresorption ) I do see all the time... like almost every day! 😖 Some of these resorption cases we can save but many we cannot. The majority of them remain asymptomatic until they’re quite large so many are not diagnosed until they are too advanced. Treatment planning involves a multidisciplinary approach and a very highly motivated patient. These 2 teeth are coming out 😢#cantsavethemall #oralsurgery #oralsurgeon #removablepartialdenture #cbct #seein3d #oralradiology #oralradiologist #3dimage #3dimaging
It is very rare I see #internalresorption and on t It is very rare I see #internalresorption and on this patient I saw it side by side! 👀🤯 History of trauma 60 years ago!!! Planning to treat these concurrently with GentleWave irrigation in a single visit #toothsuperhero #endodontist #thrillofthefill #cleanitlikeyoumeanit #endodontics #rootcanalspecialist #rootcanal #rootcanals #sanclementeendo #sanclementeendodontics #dentist #dentistry #uclasod #ucladentistry #gentlewave #iowaendo #sanclemente #savingteethinsanclemente #savingtheworldonetoothatatime #worthsaving #endo #microscopebasedendodontics #microscope

#seein3d #cbct
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