Speaker: Jorge C. Alberdi, DDS |The nonsurgical endodontic retreatment is one of greatest challenges in everyday's endodontic practice. Clinical procedures, in general, include the removal and/or drilling of crowns, the removal of cast posts or screws, gutta-percha, silver cones, pastes, and, in some cases separated instruments.

Ove A. Peters, D.M.D., M.S., Ph.D. | This issue updates clinicians on the current understanding of best practices in the two pillars of nonsurgical endodontics, canal preparation and obturation, and highlights strategies for decision making in uncomplicated and more difficult endodontic cases.

Frank C. Setzer, D.M.D., Ph.D., M.S. | This issue reviews the history of microscope use in endodontics, describes the advantages of microscopes in nonsurgical and surgical endodontic treatment and summarizes the impact of microscopes on endodontic outcomes.