Root Canal Awareness Week

The American Academy of Endodontists (AAE) is celebrating the 2nd Annual Root Canal Awareness Week.  This year, the event will be conducted from March 30-April 5.  This event serves to raise awareness of endodontics as a specialty, and to increase understanding of the procedure. In addition, this year’s activities will focus on the importance of protecting one’s teeth during sporting events by wearing a mouth guard. For more information, visit the AAE Root Canal Awareness website.

The following is a list of additional resources:

• Animation of a Root Canal Treatment 
• The importance of Using Mouthguards 
• Getting to the root of endodontic (root canal) treatments
• Root Canal Treatments - Frequently asked questions
• Root Canal Treatment - slideshow from the MayoClinic.com
• Clinical Topics - from the American Academy of Endodontists
• Root Canal Treatment
• Myths about Root Canals
• Root Canal Treatment Vidos on You Tube
• What Happens During  a Root Canal?  Video from About.com
• Root Canal Obturation - Video from the Doctor’s Channel
• Latests publications in PubMed

Recent Systematic Reviews

BMJ Clinical Evidence, a decision support resource, contains reviews on the following:

Aphthous ulcers (recurrent)

Burning mouth syndrome

Candidiasis (oropharyngeal)

Halitosis

Impacted wisdom teeth

Access onsite or off site with your library account.