Endodontics encompasses the study and practice of the basic and clinical sciences of the biology of normal dental pulp and the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries of the dental pulp along with associated conditions.
Endodontics has evolved enormously in the last decade and its applications have vastly improved the quality of dental treatment.
Endodontic therapy (commonly known as”root canal therapy”), endodontic retreatment, surgery, treatment of cracked teeth and treatment of dental trauma are the main therapies performed within endodontics.
Root canal therapy is one of the most common procedures. If the dental pulp (which contains nerves, arterioles, venules, lymphatic tissue and fibrous tissue) becomes diseased or injured, endodontic treatment is required to save the tooth.