ABSTRACT
Present review makes an attempt to summarize the Hungarian endodontic literature of pulpal and periodontal diseases, published during the past 100 years. The experimental examinations and clinical studies make it possible to follow the changes in the methods and in the medicines, used in the field of pulpal treatment. The overview gives us information about the problem of disinfection, shaping, measuring, and obturation of root canal.
Subject(s)
Dental Pulp Diseases/history , Endodontics/history , Journalism, Medical/history , Periapical Diseases/history , Periodicals as Topic/history , Root Canal Therapy/history , Dental Pulp Devitalization/history , Dental Pulp Diseases/therapy , Disinfection/history , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , Hungary , Periapical Diseases/therapy , Root Canal Obturation/history , Root Canal Preparation/history , Root Canal Therapy/methodsABSTRACT
The history of the use of arsenic in dentistry has been relegated to dental history. Once hailed as a panacea for the relief of pain and the answer to root canal therapy, it soon fell out of use mainly because of its misuse by unskilled and unscrupulous dentists in search of a quick fix to a complex problem. Such is the story of arsenic.
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Arsenic Poisoning/history , Arsenic/history , Dental Pulp Devitalization/history , Toothache/history , Arsenic/therapeutic use , History, 15th Century , History, 17th Century , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , History, Ancient , Humans , Toothache/drug therapySubject(s)
Arsenic/history , Dental Pulp Devitalization/history , Philately , History, 19th Century , PortugalSubject(s)
Formocresols/therapeutic use , Pulpotomy/history , Adult , Calcium Hydroxide/therapeutic use , Child , Dental Pulp/drug effects , Dental Pulp Devitalization/history , Dental Pulp Necrosis/therapy , Dentin, Secondary/chemically induced , Formaldehyde/pharmacology , Formocresols/pharmacology , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Humans , Pulpotomy/methodsABSTRACT
During 200 years of progress in endodontics, various sciences have contributed to our understanding of the physiology and pathology of the dental pulp. Early treatment included cauterization of the pulp, the use of poultices or leeches, and tooth transplantation or replantation. Various methods of pulp devitalization are reviewed. Near the turn of the century, the discovery of X rays made diagnosis more accurate and the discovery of local anesthetics eliminated pain during endodontic treatment. Although the focal infection theory slowed the acceptance of endodontic treatment in this century, the biomechanical concept of treatment and research have recently opened new avenues for treatment and have initiated improvements in medicaments and filling materials.
