This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. A practical, highly illustrated guide to endodontics for the primary care dentist.

• The scientific basis for treating endodontic infection. Disease processes. History, diagnosis, case selection and treatment planning. Root canal anatomy and access. Root canal preparation - objectives and instruments. Cleaning and shaping techniques. Root canal obturation. Root canal retreatment. Periradicular surgery.

Philip Lumley BDS, MDentSc, PhD, FDSRCPS Professor of Endodontology, The University of Birmingham; Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, South Birmingham Primary Care Trust, Birmingham, UK