From: Fred Barnett
To: ROOTS
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:00 AM
Subject: [roots] endo is dead...for this tooth

Endo is dead......at least for this tooth......a moment of silence please.....
Documentation by one of my 2nd year residents. Fred



Does the crack go through the furcation?  I cant see that it does - Joey D

The cracks were "chased" and pretty far apically.....so it's outta here - Fred

probings?  probing again with anesthesia at the exact location of the crack after it has been accessed?

I find I often can sink into an isolated deep probing defect easier once I know exactly where to look and
the patient is anesthesized.    Another way of saying I may miss them with routine pre-operative probing ;-)
- Kendel

I agree, and we do just that.  This case did have probings along the crack lines but we did not take a photo.
- Fred

Thanks Fred.  I had four cracks this week---for my low volume practice style, it's a killer - Kendel

These are the ones that I donate free of charge and put a temp in place.  If it is there in five years,
I charge and do a permanent crown.  Have saved a few.  As Joey D says…no furcation involvement…got a chance.
- Guy