3. Operator Should
Ask Himself 2
Questions
1. Are the patient best needs
served by endodontic treatment or
is another approach preferable?
2. Are you capable of handling the
case or would a referral be better?
4. Two Answer the First
Question
Then you need to
determine whether
the case in indicated
or contraindicated for
endodontic treatment
5. Indications
❖ Pulpal affection due to
pulpal or periodical
pathosis
❖ Pulpal affection due to
traumatic injury
❖ Facilitation of restoration
(intentional endodontic
treatment)
18. Operator Should
Ask Himself 2
Questions
1. Are the patient best needs
served by endodontic treatment or
is another approach preferable?
2. Are you capable of handling the
case or would a referral be better?
19. Two Answer the Second
Question
Then you need to
decide whether to
treat the case
yourself or to refer
36. Crown Root Ratio Tooth Related
Contended
Contraindications
Referral might be
required
Extraction might
be required
37. Periapical Condition Tooth Related
Contended
Contraindications
Referral might be
required
Not an absolute
contra-indiction
38. Tooth Location
& Malpositioning
Tooth Related
Contended
Contraindications
Difficulty in isolation &
access cavity preparation
May even required
extraction
39. Retreatment &
Iatrogenic Errors
Tooth Related
Contended
Contraindications
Referral is usually
required
Needs experience
52. Cardiac Disease Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
1. Congenital heart disease
2. Heart murmur
3. Rheumatic fever
4. Valvular disease or previous valvular surgery
5. Patients with pacemakers
May required premedication & older pacemakers maybe
effected by certain equipment
53. Cardiovascular
Disease
Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
1. Hypertension
2. Anticoagulant
therapy
Maybe contraindicated for surgery & may have some
restrictions on type of local anesthesia being used
54. Blood Disorders Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
1. Hemophillia
2. Leukemia
3. Thrombocytopenia
4. Aplastic anemia
5. Platlet disorders
Severe bleeding tendency can even contraindicate
placement of a clamp Referral Mandatory
55. Diabetes Mellitus Medically Related
1. Blood sugar must be controlled to avoid
diabetic coma and hypoglycaemic coma
2. Non-epinephrine containing anesthesia (
Blood Sugar)
3. Non-asprin containing analgesics
( Blood Sugar)
4. Patients are prone to infection
Contended
Contraindications
Referral maybe required
56. Liver Disease Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
Use drugs that are not detoxified in
the liver
1. Aspirin
2. Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)
3. Penicillin's & Cephalosporins
Diseased livers cannot detoxify medication and in late
cases there maybe bleeding tendency
57. Kidney Disease Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
Avoid drugs that are detoxified in the
Kidney
1. Aspirin
2. Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)
3. Penicillin's & Cephalosporins
Diseased kidney’s cannot detoxify medication
The antibiotic of choice is Erythromycin
58. Radiation Therapy Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
Patients may require post-operative
antibiotics because of risk of infection
59. Tuberculosis
& Lung Disease
Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
1. Poor oxygenation of the blood
2. Susceptible to infection
3. Prophylactic antibiotics maybe
needed
4. Care should be taken because
these disease are contagious
Referral maybe required
60. Pregnancy Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
1. Use of medication should
be limited
2. 2nd trimester is the most
appropriate time to
operate
Referral maybe required
61. Epilepsy Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
1. Should be controlled with
medication
2. Avoid injection into
vein (May bring on
attack)
Referral maybe required
62. Diseases of the
Adrenal Cortex
Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
1. Addison’s disease (low levels of
corticosteroids)
Patient unable to handle stressful
2. Cushing’s diseases (high levels of
corticosteroids)
Patients are more susceptible to
infection & tissue healing is impaired
Referral maybe required
63. Thyroid Disease Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
1. Hypothyroidism
Diminished resistance to infection
(Prophylactic antibiotics)
2. Hyperthryoidism
Unable to handle epinephrine
it potentiates effect of thyroid
resulting in thyroid crisis (Non-epinephrine
containing
anaesthesia)
Referral maybe
required
64. Chronic
Corticosteroid Treatment
Medically Related
Contended
Contraindications
1. Autoimmune diseases
sometimes require steroid
treatment
2. Patients are more prone to
infection
Referral maybe required