Endodontics demands not only technical skill, but deep reasoning, diagnostic acuity, and the ability to navigate complex clinical challenges.
The newly released 2nd Edition (2024) of Pitt Ford’s Problem-Based Learning in Endodontology, edited by Elizabeth Shin Perry, Shanon Patel, Shalini Kanagasingam, and Samantha Hamer, offers a powerful tool for clinicians, residents, and students alike.
What Makes This Edition Stand Out
★ Evidence-driven, up-to-date content
This edition is enriched by the latest research and clinical evidence in endodontology.
★ Problem-based learning methodology
Rather than simply presenting facts, the book offers real clinical cases that challenge readers to think, reason, and apply theory to practice.
★ Comprehensive clinical coverage
The scope spans from diagnosis and treatment planning (including non-odontogenic pain) to pulp therapy, root canal treatment, management of complications, restoration of treated teeth, trauma, and root resorption.
★ Global and interprofessional input
With an international team of contributors, the perspectives and protocols offered reflect varied clinical settings and patient populations.
★ Rich visual aids & supplementary reading
Each chapter is supported by relevant radiographs, photographs, and suggestions for deeper reading, helping bridge theory to real-life cases.
Who Will Benefit Most?
✔ Dental students & endodontic residents
The problem-based format fosters active learning, helps refine diagnostic skills, and reinforces reasoning under realistic constraints.
✔ General dentists
For those who occasionally treat endo cases, this text can refresh principles, introduce alternatives, and guide decision-making in complex situations.
✔ Endodontic specialists & academics
The up-to-date content and critical discussion of controversial or evolving topics can serve as both reference and teaching resource.
A Glimpse at the Structure
The 2nd edition includes nine major parts, each covering a distinct domain:
1. Etiology, Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
2. Non-Odontogenic Pain
3. Vital Pulp Therapy & Regeneration
4. Endodontic Treatment
5. Management of Non-Resolving Pathology & Complications
6. Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth
7. Dental Trauma
8. Root Resorption
9. Additional Considerations (including systemic disease links, medicolegal issues, prognosis)
Each chapter presents a clinical case, guides readers through diagnosis and treatment planning, and encourages reflection on alternate strategies, evidence, and prognosis.
Why This Book Should Be on Every Dental Shelf
Endodontics is as much an art of decision-making as it is a science of instrumentation.
This edition of Pitt Ford’s Problem-Based Learning in Endodontology helps bridge the gap between theory and practice by engaging the reader in active problem solving.
* For clinicians who wish to sharpen their diagnostic judgment, keep up with evolving techniques, and confidently handle more challenging cases, this book is a valuable investment.
👉 Dear endodontists, general dentists, educators, and trainees around the world—take your endodontic knowledge and reasoning to the next level.
You can purchase Pitt Ford’s Problem-Based Learning in Endodontology, 2nd Edition (2024) on Amazon.
