Speaker: Paul Vincent Abbott, B,D.Sc., MDS, FRACDS(Endo)| This presentation will revisit the goals of obturation and discuss multiple techniques from single cone to carrier-based systems with a focus on the future of obturation.​

Speaker: Markus Haapasalo, D.D.S., PhD|A short introduction to "level of evidence in endodontic research" will be given. The lecture will continue with a description of the building blocks for success in endodontic treatment, and how these have changed (or not!) during the decades.

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.

Speaker: Anne L. Koch, D.M.D. Recently, it has been reported that a single cone bioceramic sealer technique has been used in twenty million cases. This presentation will share the history of this technique that has gained worldwide acceptance from its genesis through today.

Speakers: Garrett M. Guess, D.D.S., Tom Schloss, Dr.med.stom., M.Sc. Three-dimensional cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging provides the endodontist with superior radiographic visualization of the tooth and its surrounding periradicular structures. Utilization of 3-D CBCT imaging has a specific impact on the pretreatment assessment and planning process associated with endodontic microsurgery, as well as the posttreatment evaluation of treatment outcome..

Speaker: Michael Marmo, D.M.D. Bioceramic calcium silicate-based sealers are the next generation of root canal obturation materials. As root-end filling materials, bioceramics have proven biocompatibility, osteoconductivity and excellent handling properties, but do they work as well as an obturation material?

Speaker: Carlos A. Spironelli Ramos, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., One of the main concerns in root canal treatment is determining how far working instruments should be advanced within the root canal, and at what anatomical position the preparation and obturation should be located. This is essential because preparation determines the efficacy of all subsequent procedures and includes mechanical debridement, creation of space for medicament delivery, and optimized canal geometries for adequate obturation.

Authors: Sittichoke Osiri, DDS, Danuchit Banomyong, DDS, PhD, Vanthana Sattabanasuk, DDS, PhD, Kallaya Yanpiset, DDS, MS The objective of this study was to evaluate root reinforcement of a bioceramic cone/sealer (TotalFill; FKG Dentaire SA, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) by investigating the fracture resistance, push-out bond strength, sealer penetration, and modulus of elasticity (MOE) in comparison with gutta-percha/AH Plus (Dentsply Maillefer, Tulsa, OK) (GP/AH).​