Kuwait Dental Board Endodontics case studies
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The Kuwait Dental Board in Endodontics is a national specialty credential for dentists who want formal recognition of advanced training and competence in endodontics within Kuwait. Candidates are typically dentists holding a primary dental qualification who have completed, or are completing, structured postgraduate endodontic training and intend to practise as specialists, teach, or work in hospital and ministry settings. The Kuwait Dental Board Endodontics case studies are 5 cases and about 3,850 words.
1Mandibular Pain in a Medically Complex Patient: Failing Root Canal vs Irreversible Pulpitis
Yousef, 47, attends a Ministry of Health polyclinic in Hawalli with a 3-week history of intermittent dull pain in the right mandible, worse at night and not localised. He had root canal treatment on 46 eight years ago and a porcelain-fused-to-metal crown.
852 words, about 4 min2Locating MB2 Through a Zirconia Crown With Limited Opening
Fatima, 38, is referred to a specialist endodontic clinic in Salmiya for retreatment of 26. The tooth has a 6-year-old zirconia crown and a history of two previous access attempts through the crown; the palatal access cavity is filled with composite.
815 words, about 4 min3Sodium Hypochlorite Extrusion During Emergency Treatment of an Acute Abscess
Ahmed, 29, presents to a government dental emergency clinic at 8 pm with a 2-day history of severe throbbing pain and swelling of the left cheek. Tooth 37 is grossly carious, non-vital, tender to percussion, with a 5 mm fluctuant buccal swelling and temperature 37.8°C; he has trismus of 25 mm.
755 words, about 4 min4Retreatment Decision With a Separated File and a Cast Post Before Bridgework
Maryam, 52, is referred to a specialist endodontic practice in Salmiya for retreatment of 16 before her dentist makes a new three-unit bridge. The tooth had root canal treatment 12 years ago and has a cast post-and-core in the palatal canal and a metal-ceramic crown.
763 words, about 4 min5Acute Pulpitis in Pregnancy: Antibiotic Stewardship and Pain Management
Noura, 31, is 26 weeks pregnant and attends a private clinic in Kuwait City with severe pain in 46 for 3 days. She has taken paracetamol 1 g three times daily with minimal relief and one dose of ibuprofen from a friend.
665 words, about 3 min