Textbook of Endodontics is a comprehensive text on current practice, trends and philosophy in the art and science of endodontics. The book has been specifically written keeping the curriculum needs of a final year undergraduate student in mind, and is strictly as per the Dental Council of India (DCI) guidelines.

Salient Features
* Covers basic concepts and techniques of endodontics exhaustively
* Includes chapters on Microbiology in Endodontics, Isolation and Infection Control in Endodontics, Pathobiology of Apical Periodontitis, Obturation of Root Canal System, Pulpotomy and Apexification, Endodontic Microsurgery, Endodontic Emergencies, Lasers in Endodontics, Microscopes in Endodontics and many more
* Truly international standard textbook with the right blend of national and international contributors
* International contributors' list includes top 5 academicians, who have already contributed in well-established books like Pathways of the Pulp (Cohen), Textbook of Endodontics (Ingle), etc.
* Chapter on “Problem Solving in Endodontic Access Openings, Cleaning, Shaping, and Root Canal Obturation” contributed by James L Gutmann, author of the famous book Problem Solving in Endodontics
* Includes more than 600 original colour photographs, radiographs, histologic slides, flowcharts and line illustrations
* Provides numerous case reports for better understanding of the clinical procedures
* A must for Undergraduate dental students but also useful for Postgraduate students and
* general practitioners.

Table of Contents
Introduction and Scope of Endodontics
Anil Kohli and V Gopikrishna
2. Dental Pulp
B Sivapathasundharam and V Gopikrishna
3. Rationale of Endodontic Treatment
V Gopikrishna and Anil Kohli
4. Diagnosis
V Gopikrishna
5. Microbiology in Endodontic
Suma Ballal and V Gopikrishna
6. Isolation and Infection Control in Endodontics
Sanjay Miglani and V Gopikrishna
7. Diseases of the Pulp
D Majumdar
8. Pathobiology of Apical Periodontitis
PNR Nair
9. Root Canal Morphology and Access Preparation
V Gopikrishna
10. Dental Radiology
V Gopikrishna and Anil Kohli
11. Working Length Determination
V Gopikrishna and Abarajithan
12. Cleaning and Shaping of Root Canal System
V Gopikrishna, M Kundabala, and Anil Kohli
13. Intracanal Medicament
V Gopikrishna and B Suresh Chandra
14. Obturation of the Root Canal System
Vivek Hegde and Anil Kohli
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15. Pulpotomy and Apexifi cation
Carounanidy Usha,
16. Traumatic Injuries
V Gopikrishna and L Lakshminarayanan
17. Endodontic Microsurgery
Meetu Ralli Kohli and Syngcuk Kim
18. Endodontic-periodontal Inter-relationship
Sunitha Raja, V Gopikrishna, and R Suresh
19. Restorative Considerations in Root-Filled Teeth
Anil Kishen
20. Management of Discoloured Teeth
Krithika Datta and V Gopikrishna
21. Endodontic Emergencies
Anil Kohli and V Gopikrishna
22. Single-Visit Endodontics
Siju Jacob and Anil Kohli
23. Lasers in Endodontics
Andreas Moritz
24. Microscopes in Endodontics
V Gopikrishna and Anil Kohli
25. Problem Solving in Endodontic Access Openings, Cleaning,
Shaping, and Root Canal Obturation