https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/news-updatesRSS for NodeMon, 12 Oct 2026 01:30:07 GMTIn an endodontic office we tend to see more complicated cases. That is common, expected and the challenge is part of the enjoyment of the case. […]

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/splitting-canals6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa307Wed, 06 Mar 2019 14:46:44 GMTDave BollardSilver points were first introduced as an endodontic obturation material in the early 1930’s. At that time and for many decades following, this material was a […]

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/case-report-of-a-silver-point-removal6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2ffFri, 19 Jan 2018 08:01:30 GMTDave BollardOne of the most rewarding facets of endodontics is seeing evidence of healing and successful treatment upon reevaluation at our follow-up visits. Although relieving the patient’s pain and […]

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/c-shaped-canal6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2e2Mon, 29 Feb 2016 08:12:59 GMTDave BollardToday’s blog will focus on the use of CBCT technology to aid in detecting root canal anatomy during the course of endodontic therapy.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/the-use-of-cbct-in-endodontics-intraoperative-scans6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa30cWed, 05 Aug 2015 10:22:56 GMTDave BollardFor this week’s blog, I want to focus on one of the hottest topics in clinical endodontics, pulpal regeneration.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/regenerative-endodontics6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2f7Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:48:47 GMTDave BollardI started the day today on a good foot. I woke up on the right side of the bed. I must have had a great dream […]

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/it-s-going-to-be-a-good-day-today6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2edTue, 30 Sep 2014 13:18:31 GMTDave BollardDiagnosis is perhaps the most critical step in the endodontic process.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/selective-anesthesia-in-diagnosis6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2eaThu, 04 Sep 2014 13:39:50 GMTDave BollardA month ago I wrote a blog on creating a glide path for endodontic treatment and tried to keep the description easy for the more regular […]

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/munce-discovery-burs-for-the-hard-to-find-deeply-receded-calcified-cases6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa312Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:40:07 GMTDave BollardI had written a blog a couple weeks ago about creating a glide path for root canal treatment.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/c-files-for-hand-instrumentation-you-gotta-have-8217-em6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa308Mon, 09 Jun 2014 10:12:42 GMTDave BollardManaging root canal anatomy is a key element to endodontic success.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/root-canal-anatomy-8211-mandibular-bicuspid6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2f0Tue, 27 May 2014 09:30:34 GMTDave BollardA few months ago we had the good fortune to be invited to Dr. Cliff Ruddle’s office in Santa Barbara.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/a-glide-path-to-predictable-endodontics6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2e3Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:18:41 GMTDave BollardManagement of an open apex in a necrotic tooth.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/open-apex-case-presentation6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa302Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:57:24 GMTDave BollardThis blog series is dedicated to dental trauma of the permanent dentition, a subject matter that has always been of great interest to me.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/dental-trauma-part-i-infraction-crown-fractures-and-vital-pulp-therapy6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2e8Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:45:20 GMTDave BollardDiagnosis is probably the most important part of endodontic care.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/diagnostic-instruments-keeping-it-simple6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2e9Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:15:35 GMTDave BollardMany of our patients requiring endodontic therapy present to the office in some degree of discomfort.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/achieving-profound-anesthesia-current-concepts-and-helpful-hints6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa313Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:58:01 GMTDave BollardThis is the continuation of a blog I posted a few weeks ago.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/extra-canal-invasive-resorption-8211-part-26ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2eeWed, 18 Dec 2013 10:12:57 GMTDave BollardA few weeks ago I had blogged about endodontic flare-ups.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/endodontic-flare-ups-the-management-of-part-2-of-26ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa2ddThu, 12 Dec 2013 13:25:38 GMTDave BollardI want to use this blog to describe the endodontic flare-up (part 1) and how we can manage the situation (part 2).

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/post-operative-endodontic-flare-ups-part-1-of-26ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa30fWed, 20 Nov 2013 11:24:49 GMTDave BollardWe win and lose our root canal battle in the apical third of a root.

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/apical-instrumentation-mishaps---complications6ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa314Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:56:10 GMTDave BollardFor this weeks blog I would like to discuss extra canal invasive resorption (ECIR).

]]>https://www.temeculavalleyendo.com/post/extra-canal-invasive-resorption-part-16ac2b839f8f6ab8cdc8fa30dFri, 25 Oct 2013 10:29:24 GMTDave Bollard