DATA SOURCES: Data was sought using Medline and the Cochrane Library, and relevant chapters from three major endodontic texts were consulted: Principles and Practice of Endodontics (4th Edn; editors; Torabinejad and Walton; 2008); Pathways of the Pulp (9th edition; editors, Cohen and Hargreaves; 2006), and Endodontics (6th edition; editors, Ingle, Bakland and Baumgartner; 2008). Every issue was also searched of the most recent 2 years of the following major endodontic journals: International Endodontic Journal; Journal of Endodontics; and Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology along with the reference lists of identified articles. (more…)
