IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-7-20106 Original Research Paper Recent trends in Endodontics– A Review Abdullatif Almusharraf Dr. Dr. Adel Alshahrani Dr. July 2019 8 7 01 02 ABSTRACT

Contemporary endodontics has witnessed an unprecedented, rapid and extensive advances in technological evolutions in dentistry in the past couple of decades. The current clinical practice of endodontics includes the utilization of a variety of these new technological advances and materials. This article aims to review the recent trends and advances in the field of endodontics in the following sections: (1) diagnosis & imaging, (2) root canal preparation or instrumentation, (3) root canal irrigation & disinfection, (4) root canal obturation, (5) regenerative endodontic procedures (REPs) and (6) endodontic surgery. All these advances are aimed at improving the state of the art and science of root canal treatment.