ASSOCIATE EDITORS Julian Webber BDS, MS, DGDP, FICD Pierre Machtou DDS, FICD Richard Mounce DDS Clifford J Ruddle DDS John West DDS, MSD EDITORIAL ADVISORS Paul Abbott BDSc, MDS, FRACDS, FPFA, FADI, FIVCD Professor Michael A Baumann Dennis G Brave DDS David C Brown BDS, MDS, MSD L Stephen Buchanan DDS, FICD, FACD Gary B Carr DDS Arnaldo Castellucci MD, DDS Gordon J Christensen DDS, MSD, PhD B David Cohen PhD, MSc, BDS, DGDP, LDS RCS Stephen Cohen MS, DDS, FACD, FICD Simon Cunnington BDS, LDS RCS, MS Samuel O Dorn DDS Josef Dovgan DDS, MS Tony Druttman MSc, BSc, BChD Chris Emery BDS, MSc. MRD, MDGDS Luiz R Fava DDS Robert Fleisher DMD Stephen Frais BDS, MSc Marcela Fridland DDS Gerald N Glickman DDS, MS Kishor Gulabivala BDS, MSc, FDS, PhD Anthony E Hoskinson BDS, MSc Jeffrey W Hutter DMD, MEd Syngcuk Kim DDS, PhD Kenneth A Koch DMD Peter F Kurer LDS, MGDS, RCS Gregori M. Kurtzman DDS, MAGD, FPFA, FACD, DICOI Howard Lloyd BDS, MSc, FDS RCS, MRD RCS Stephen Manning BDS, MDSc, FRACDS Joshua Moshonov DMD Carlos Murgel CD Yosef Nahmias DDS, MS Garry Nervo BDSc, LDS, MDSc, FRACDS, FICD, FPFA Wilhelm Pertot DCSD, DEA, PhD David L Pitts DDS, MDSD Alison Qualtrough BChD, MSc, PhD, FDS, MRD RCS John Regan BDentSc, MSC, DGDP Jeremy Rees BDS, MScD, FDS RCS, PhD Louis E. Rossman DMD Stephen F Schwartz DDS, MS Ken Serota DDS, MMSc E Steve Senia DDS, MS, BS Michael Tagger DMD, MS Martin Trope, BDS, DMD Peter Velvart DMD Rick Walton DMD, MS John Whitworth BchD, PhD, FDS RCS CE QUALITY ASSURANCE ADVISORY BOARD Dr. Alexandra Day BDS, VT Julian English BA (Hons), editorial director FMC Dr. Paul Langmaid CBE, BDS, ex chief dental officer to the Government for Wales Dr. Ellis Paul BDS, LDS, FFGDP (UK), FICD, editor-in-chief Private Dentistry Dr. Chris Potts BDS, DGDP (UK), business advisor and ex-head of Boots Dental, BUPA Dentalcover, Virgin Dr. Harry Shiers BDS, MSc (implant surgery), MGDS, MFDS, Harley St referral implant surgeon PUBLISHER | Lisa Moler Email: [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR | Mali Schantz-Feld Email: [email protected] Tel: (727) 515-5118 ASSISTANT EDITOR | Elizabeth Romanek Email: [email protected] EDITORIAL ASSISTANT | Mandi Gross Email: [email protected] AAE 2014 Annual Session: genuinely stunning technology and innovation, the bright future of our specialty T he new technology and innovation on display at the AAE 2014 Annual Session was genuinely stunning. New and improved cone beam technology, self-sealing obturation points, more nickel-titanium choices, improved cleaning technology — it was all there, and more. As an endodontist who graduated in 1991, it was like watching the future arrive, the opening of a door to a new era for our specialty, a more predictable and less technique-sensitive era for clinicians. For prospective patients, future endodontic procedures should be less anxiety provoking, leading to more procedures by the advances we are seeing. Whether controlled memory, superelastic, reciprocated clockwise, reciprocated counterclockwise, heat treated, rotated, and so on, our ability and choices in canal shaping have never been better, as evidenced by the offerings at the AAE. Obturation has once again seen a new competitor emerge to traditional methods in the form of the “self-sealing” CPoint™ introduced by EndoTechnologies, LLC. It will be interesting to see if CPoint becomes a dominant market player or just another commercial alternative to gutta percha in its traditional form. No predictions, but I admire their efforts. The above notwithstanding, in my view, for a number of reasons, the star of the AAE was Sonendo® (Sonendo.com). In the best sense of the words, Sonendo is disruptive technology, a quantum leap forward. Of all the technologies and instruments that have come on the scene in the past 2 decades, Sonendo’s GentleWave™ has the greatest capability to affect both the clinician and patient experience of endodontic treatment — in essence, to improve the quality of life for our patients and, ultimately, us. What do we want as clinicians? What do our patients want from us? For both clinician and patient, the answer is the same — safer, faster, and more predictable results. Based on the emerging evidence, it would appear, without exaggeration or embellishment, Sonendo delivers. Whether Sonendo eliminates the need to instrument canals remains to be seen, but what is clear is that based on the impressive research being accumulated, complex treatment algorithms using multiple files and significant tooth structure removal are likely to be a thing of the past. Minimal shaping followed by the use of the Sonendo protocol creates a cleanliness that is nothing short of breathtaking. As a clinician, this excites me. As a patient, this is what I would want done for me. One final note, as an exhibitor for my company (MounceEndo.com), one of the things I enjoyed most about our booth at the AAE was visiting with old friends, making new ones, and discussing clinical ideas, techniques, tips, and tricks with clinicians, especially endodontic residents. The future of our specialty is bright. 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While every care has been taken in the preparation of this magazine, the publisher cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the information printed herein, or in any consequence arising from it. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and not necessarily the opinion of either Endodontic Practice or the publisher. Volume 7 Number 3 Dr. Richard Mounce Dr. Mounce is in full-time endodontic practice in Rapid City, South Dakota. He has lectured and written globally in the specialty. He owns MounceEndo, an endodontic supply company also based in Rapid City. Dr. Mounce has no commercial interest in Sonendo. He can be reached at 605-791-7000 or [email protected], MounceEndo.com, and Twitter: @MounceEndo. Endodontic practice 1 INTRODUCTION May/June 2014 - Volume 7 Number 3
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