F

facial pain, 50

facial swelling, 593

faciolingual plane, 814

factitious disorders, 61

failures See also errors

to achieve anesthesia, 696–697, 700–701

accessory innervation, 700

accuracy of injection, 701

cross-innervation, 701

needle bevel and success, 701

needle deflection, 701

speed of injection, 701

theory on, 701

canal isthmi and, 150

endodontic See (endodontic failure)

with geriatric patients, 882

with glutaraldehyde use, 827

of initial endodontic therapy, 890–891

overfill-related, 721

posts, 784

pulpotomy, 819f

treatment, 349, 363, 581

false claims/billing, 407–408

falsified records, 408f

fascial space infections, 590–594, 591f–592f

fast break guideline, 136–137

fatal injuries, 438

fatigue failure, 782–783

FDA See Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

fearful patients See anxiety/fear

Federal False Claims Act, 407–408

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, 424

fees/payment procedures, 437–438

ferric sulfate, 746, 827–830

ferrules, 778, 781

FGF-2 (fibroblast growth factor 2), 602

fiberoptic imaging, 983

fiber posts, 784, 905

fibrin, generation of, 95

fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2), 602

fibroblasts/fibroplasia, 468–469, 492f, 543–545, 603, 725

fibrodentin, 492–493, 505–506

fibrosis, 494f, 868f

files See also specific file by name, e.g. ProFile

American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 240t

choosing, 147–148

cleaning and shaping, 231b, 236–238

components of, 233–236

designs of, 236

finishing, 327f

flute geometry, 298f

hand files, 326f, 937

handle movements, 325f

instruments designs, 236

overinsertion of, 416f

patency, 318

for pathfinding and gauging, 322f

precurved stiff, 935–936

reciprocating, 242–243

retreatment, 915f

self-adjusting files (SAFs), 236–238, 237f, 257f

separated, 428f, 929

single use of, 132

Twisted File (TF), 305f

twisted/fluted, 304–305

unretrieved broken, 427–428

fillings/filing materials, 260–269

amalgam, 170f, 748f, 798, 948f

apexification, 266b, 633

bonded root-end fillings, 752

extrusion of, 59f

ideal, 358–359

MTA See (mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA))

overfills, 426f, 430f–432f

Oxpara study, 833

paste, 919–920, 919f–920f

for primary root canals, 836–838

properties of ideal obturation, 363b

root-end, 382f, 728, 740f, 748f, 752–756, 752f, 884f

sealers and cements, 263–269 See also (sealers/sealants)

solid, 260–262

temporary, 80–81, 153, 272f–273f

toxic components of, 59, 269

film holding devices, 101f–102f See also radiography

film images, 987

finger spreaders, 369f–370f

Fisch, E. A, 258

FISH, 586

fissure carbide burs, 153

fistulas, 13

five-canal configurations, 216f

fixed bridges, 880f–882f

flap reflection, 742–743, 743f, 885f

flaps/flap design, 742

closure of flap, 756

for soft-tissue access, 742

submarginal, 742f–743f, 947f

triangular, 742f

flare-ups, 676, 924

corticosteroid treatment for, 683

definition, 46–47

incidence of, 676, 679

prophylactic antibiotics for, 684

swelling with, 42

flaring

apical, 147–148

of canals, 792, 879

coronal, 159–160, 164

of orifice, 160

radicular, 147–148

flash sterilization, 127

flexion of post/core, 782, 788–789

FlexMaster files, 303, 303f, 309f

flexural strength of posts, 783–784

flora, microbial, 560f

fluctuant swelling, 12f

fluid-borne pathogens, 88

fluid delivery systems, 316

fluid movement, in dentinal tubules, 479f

fluid-tight seals, 352

flute geometry, 298f

focal infection theory, 587–589

follow-up care, 766

after pulp capping, 844

pulpectomies in primary teeth, 838

for traumatic injuries, 621–622

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

chloroform use, 911–912

drug approval, 402–404, 964

maximal dose of acetaminophen, 680–682

MedWatch, 404

NSAID product labeling, 680

Prescription Drug User Fee Act, 404

food impaction, 818f

foramina

accessory, 140f, 147, 181f

apical, 145–146, 656

blood flow through, 657

mandibular permanent teeth, 140t

maxillary permanent teeth, 139t

size of main, 146t

greater palatine foramen, 732f

lack of main, 146–147

in mandibular teeth, 138–139

in maxillary teeth, 138–139

mental foramen, 730f

incisive nerve block at, 699

neuroma formation in, 58–59

multiple, 149, 218f

forced eruption procedure, 667, 669f

foreign body reactions, 542, 892f

foreign objects See obstructions

formaldehyde, 823, 826

formaldehyde additives, 268–269

formocresol pulpotomies, 823–827, 826b, 827f–828f, 845

forms (samples)

AAE Endodontic Case Difficulty Assessment Form and Guidelines, 43f–44f

confidentiality agreement, 444f

Dental Symptoms, 394f

diagnosis and treatment, 396f, 400f–401f

Endodontic Case Difficulty Assessment Form and Guidelines, 42

for evaluating odontogenic toothache, 62f–63f

for information gathering, 7f

informed consent, 397, 399f, 419f

Medical History, 392f

online preregistration forms, 1000f–1001f

patient information, 390

physician recommendations forms, 445f

referral form/report, 972f

Tell Us About Your Health form, 4f

Tell Us About Your Symptoms form, 3f

written records/forms, 133b

foundation restorations, 781–782, 789, 794–801

4-point flexure of coronal dentin, 463f

fractured posts, 903f–906f, 909f–910f

fracture mechanisms (instruments), 307–308

fractures See cracks/fractures

fragilization of dentin, 777

framework for neuropathic pain, 55

frozen carbon dioxide (CO₂), 15–16

full crown restorations, 781–786

full-mouth intraoral x-rays, 994t

full prosthetic restorations, 793t

functional retention of tooth, 945

fungal infections, 287, 559, 579

furcal defects

bone loss, 15

documentation of, 15b

perforations, 176f

perforations of, 940f, 942f–943f

recording, 15b

furcal infections, 833

furcal post perforations, 940f

furcation

Grade II or III involvement of, 663–664

radiolucencies, 141f

trifurcating roots, 141f

furcation canals, 138–139, 658f

incidence of, 656t

mandibular first molars with, 138f

fused canals, 185f

fusion of roots, 817