Canal Abierto Magazine April 2013

Abstract

A variety of devices and methods have been described for the ex vivo evaluation of the several steps of the root canal treatment. These methodologies have been successfully used for many years; however, some inherent limitations such as the destruction of the specimen, encouraging the search for new methods able to produce improved results. The development of X-ray micro-computed tomography (µCT) has gained increasing significance in the study of dental tissues. µCT offers a noninvasive reproducible technique for three-dimensional assessment of the root canal system and it can be applied before and after all root canal treatment steps. The purpose of this study was to perform historical and critical analyses of the studies on root canal anatomy as well as the use of µCT as a method for evaluating the several steps of the root canal treatment.

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Impressions from Brucker MicroCT Meeting 2013

The annual Micro-CT User Meeting took place in Hasselt / Belgium from the 16th till the 18th of April at Radisson Blu Hotel and Conference Center.

33 abstracts from 22 countries have been accepted for oral presentation. 

I was so proud to be the only dentist and the only researcher from Latin American in the oral session.
This study was developed during the PhD program at the Department of Endodontics of the Dental School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, under the supervision of Prof. Sousa Neto.

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Best Movie Award - Brucker MicroCT Meeting 2013

Prof. Marco Versiani surrounded by the PhD students from the University of Sao Paulo, Dr. Graziela Bianchi (left) and Dr. Fernanda Plotegher (right), after being announced as the winner of the Best Movie Award in Brucker MicroCT User Meeting 2013, in Hasselt, Belgium.
The movie was developed at the Department of Endodontics of the Dental School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, under the supervision of Prof. Sousa Neto and Prof. Pecora, with contribution of the aforementioned students.

Competing with movies produced by 13 researchers from different areas around the world, 

the only dentist to compete won the price with the movie "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

This movie was made by the superimposition of six 3D models of the root canal of a mandibular first molar after preparation with 6 instruments in a sequence. Each instrument represents one of the colors. The tooth was scanned 6 times (one after using each instrument) and the data was registered.

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