By

B. Suresh Chandra
V. Gopi Krishna

Full Version of Classic Book! (543 pages)

Dr. Louis I. Grossman was one such giant in the field of endodontics. His textbook Endodontic Practice has over the past 70 years been not only the reporter but also the harbinger of changessweeping through the field of endodontics. It truly deserves the title “Bible of Endodontics” as it had consistently set a benchmark of excellence in the teaching and understanding of the artand science of endodontics.

The last edition of Endodontic Practice (eleventh edition) was published in 1987 and tremendous changes have occurred since then, both in our understanding as well as in our practice of endodontic therapy. The focus of this current twelfth, edition is twofold; primarily, it is to update this classic book and incorporate all the advances in materials, instruments, and techniques which have revolutionized endodontics in the past two decades.

The other objective is to highlight the gradual shift in the philosophy of endodontics from being chemo-mechanically centered to a more biologically centered and biocompatible approach. This approach, coupled with a better appreciation of the microbial dynamics and complex root canal variations, has made endodontic prognosis more predictable.