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Root Canal Therapy

Root canal therapy is an endodontic procedure consisting of removal of infected or necrotic pulp tissue from the pulp chamber and root canal system, disinfection of the canal walls, and three-dimensional obturation with biocompatible material to eliminate endodontic pathology and preserve the natural tooth.

12.8K

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696.9K

Citations

25K

Authors

3.2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2.9K

Variants

Endodontic TreatmentRoot Canal Treatment

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Publications

12.8K

A comparison of canal preparations in straight and curved root canals

Sam W. Schneider · Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology · 1971 · 2.1K citations

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Root canal anatomy of the human permanent teeth

Frank J. Vertucci · Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology · 1984 · 2.1K citations

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Factors affecting the long-term results of endodontic treatment

U. Sjögren, Björn Hägglund, Göran Sundqvist et al. · Journal of Endodontics · 1990 · 1.8K citations

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Microbiologic analysis of teeth with failed endodontic treatment and the outcome of conservative re-treatment

Göran Sundqvist, David Figdor, Sten Persson et al. · Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology · 1998 · 1.5K citations

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Physical and chemical properties of a new root-end filling material

M. Torabinejad, C HONG, Fraser McDonald et al. · Journal of Endodontics · 1995 · 1.5K citations

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Authors

25K

  1. JF
    José F. Siqueira

    Estácio (Brazil), Brazil

    103 publications · 10.6K citations

    64

    h-index

  2. PR
    P. R. Wesselink

    Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Netherlands

    86 publications · 10.1K citations

    58

    h-index

  3. BP
    Brenda Paula Figueiredo de Almeida Gomes

    Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil

    112 publications · 8.9K citations

    56

    h-index

  4. MD
    Manoel Damião Sousa‐Neto

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    131 publications · 8K citations

    53

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  5. IN
    Isabela N. Rôças

    Estácio (Brazil), Brazil

    62 publications · 6.4K citations

    48

    h-index

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Institutions

3.2K

  1. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    85 h-index

    1.6K publications

    87.2K citations

  2. American Association of Endodontists

    Chicago, United States

    74 h-index

    488 publications

    30.1K citations

  3. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

    Campinas, Brazil

    67 h-index

    813 publications

    54.2K citations

  4. Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    67 h-index

    366 publications

    37.9K citations

  5. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    66 h-index

    496 publications

    37.7K citations

  6. Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

    São Paulo, Brazil

    59 h-index

    1.1K publications

    44.4K citations

  7. Estácio (Brazil)

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    59 h-index

    310 publications

    30.2K citations

  8. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    55 h-index

    218 publications

    26.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Endodontics

    JOE · 2.5K publications · 214.8K citations

    206

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  2. International Endodontic Journal

    1.6K publications · 126.8K citations

    160

    h-index

  3. PubMed

    Repository · 1.4K publications · 44.9K citations

    89

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  4. 81

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  5. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology

    376 publications · 26.5K citations

    80

    h-index

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See also

Root Canal Therapy

Core Methods

Indications

Outcome Evaluation

Materials

Complications