John Barclay

Internal resorption punishes complacency. How to catch it on a routine periapical before the crown turns pink.

Fluoride gets more shouting than almost anything else in dentistry. Here's the actual mechanism, the real risks, and what I tell patients.

By Dr John Barclay | GDC No. 210844 | DRJB Smile Clinic, Ruabon, North Wales Non-surgical root canal retreatment resolves the majority of failed endodontic cases. But there is a subset of cases where it either cannot be attempted, has already been attempted and failed, or is unlikely to succeed — and where the choice becomes apical surgery or extraction. Understanding which cases fall into this category, and what apical surgery actually involves, is worth knowing before you refer. When...