Harnessing AI to Advance Endodontics
Artificial intelligence is not new. The concept emerged in the early 1950s and has progressed through multiple stages of development. However, beginning in 2022–2023, large language models, powered by advances…
Read MoreRemembering Mbachan Collins Okwen, DDS, MBA, MSD
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mbachan Collins Okwen, DDS, MBA, MSD, endodontist, educator, and leader, who died on January 21, 2026, in Conroe, Texas.…
Read MoreRethinking Decompression of Large Cystic Periapical Lesions in the New Era
By Feng-Ming Wang, DDS, PhD Deroofing of the jaw cyst (the original strategy of decompression) was first suggested by Partsch in the German literature in 1892 (1). In 1964, Patterson…
Read MoreMis/Disinformation in Dentistry: A Growing Threat to Patient Care and Professional Credibility
Endodontics is hard work, both physically and mentally. I’m not complaining, just stating facts. Anyone who has spent some time in the “trenches” practicing clinical endodontics can attest. The other…
Read MoreWhat Happens When Everything Goes Wrong? Errors and Complications in Nonsurgical Root Canal Treatment—and How to Make It Right?
By Christine I. Peters, DMD; Bettina Basrani, DMD, MS, PhD; and Ove A. Peters, DMD, MS, PhD Almost every clinician who performs root canal therapy has lived some dreadful moment…
Read MoreProposed Amendments to AAE Constitution
The AAE Constitution and Bylaws Committee presents proposed revisions to the Constitution and Bylaws of the American Association of Endodontists. These proposed revisions have undergone review by the committee, AAE…
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