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Research Continuing Education Contact Us Return to Top Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics is the study of the pathogenesis and prevention of one of the most common diseases known to man dental caries. In order for this disease to develop it needs a susceptible host, a cariogenic bacterial flora and the bacteria need a substrate (usually refined carbohydrates) which can be metabolized to produce acid. It is these acids which cause the demineralization of the hard tissue of the teeth - enamel, dentin and cementum. This demineralization and later bacterial invasion of the hard tissue will cause, without intervention, the pulp of the tooth to be infected. The result is loss of vitality and perhaps extraction of the tooth. Understanding the etiology, treatment and prevention of this multifactorial disease defines the clinical and scientific parameters of Cariology. Endodontics is the branch of dentistry which is concerned with the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues. Its study and practice encompass the basic clinical sciences, including the biology of the normal pulp; the etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp; and associated periradicular conditions. Skills will be developed to enable the graduate to diagnose, provide nonsurgical conventional treatment, and evaluate healing in uncomplicated single and multicanaled teeth. A familiarity with the entire scope of the specialty of endodontics will be developed to provide a basis for referral of the more complex nonsurgical and surgical cases to a specialist for further diagnosis and/or treatment. | |
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