Aashish Handa

Endodontics is a branch of dentistry which deals with the etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular condition. The past couple of decades have witnessed one of the most rapid and extensive technological evolutions in contemporary endodontics. These technological advances are segregated into 5 categories: sterilization, endodontic imaging, root canal preparation, root canal filling and surgery. These advances improve the art and science of root canal treatment

"if it were not for the great variability among individuals medicine might as well be a science and not an art" William Osler. Endodontics is a branch of dentistry that deals with eitiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease of the pulp and periradicular tissue. For early diagnosis is considered the key to success and several recent diagnostic imaging tools have been developed and are discussed in detail in the boo

The dissertation gives a detailed overview of the phenomenon of microleakage and nanoleakage in Restorative dentistry and Endodontics. It enlists in detail all the possible etiological factors which may cause leakage, the methods to detect it and the measures that can be taken to minimize it according to different kinds of restorations so as to improve the success of the treatment, thereby increasing the longevity of the restoration and the tooth.