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Online Study Guide

Uses of Calcium Hydroxide: An Online Study Guide
Abstract
The Editorial Board of the Journal of Endodontics has developed a literature-based study guide of topical areas related to endodontics. This study guide is intended to give the reader a focused review of the essential endodontic literature and does not cite all possible articles related to each topic. Althoughciting all articles would be comprehensive, it would defeat the idea of a study guide. This section presents uses of calcium hydroxide related to apexogenesis, apexification, direct pulp cap, indirect pulp cap, internal resorption that has perforated laterally, intracanal medication, control of periapical exudates, aid in canal debridement, apical control to control obturation, external inflammatoryroot resorption, repair of perforations, treatment of horizontal root fractures, root canal sealers, and vertical root fractures. (J Endod 2008;34: e87–e92)

Introduction
The delivery of high quality clinical care requires a thorough understanding of the endodontic literature. The Editorial Board of the Journal of Endodontics has developed this online study guide for endodontists and fellowclinicians interested in endodontics. There are several potential applications for an online study guide. First, an online study guide permits clinicians to focus in on particular areas of endodontics where they can quickly review key papers devoted to one particular topic. For example, this particular study guide provides a summary of key papers in the applications of calcium hydroxide related toapexogenesis, apexification, direct pulp cap, indirect pulp cap, internal resorption that has perforated laterally, intracanal medication, control of periapical exudates, aid in canal debridement, apical control to control obturation, external inflammatory root resorption, repair of perforations, treatment of horizontal root fractures, root canal sealers, and vertical root fractures. Second, a studyguide permits speakers to efficiently review background material in preparation for future courses, lectures, or continuing educational events. Third, an online study guide permits students to review key papers in preparation for future examinations or for development of residency seminars. Fourth, an online study guide permits readers to quickly and efficiently access either the abstract or theentire paper cited in the Tables (see Discussion for details).

Correspondence: JOE Editorial Board JEndodontics@UTHSCSA.edu 0099-2399/$0 - see front matter Copyright © 2008 by the American Association of Endodontists. doi:10.1016/j.joen.2007.07.023

Methods
One potential problem in developing an online study guide was to provide a summary of major papers that contributed to a given topic area.The inclusion of all possible papers on a given topic would lead to an unwieldy collection that failed to clearly identify key papers in the area. Of course, exclusion of key papers is also problematic. To address this issue, the JOE Editorial Board developed the overall list of topics to be covered and then for each topic generated an initial tabulation of key historical and contemporary paperson that topic. This list was then sent to two outside reviewers who were both experienced educators and Diplomates of the American Board of Endodontics. These reviewers then recommended additions and deletions of papers to the proposed topic list. To maintain currency, the JOE Editorial Board proposes to periodically update each topical study guide by using the same peer-reviewed process asdescribed above.

Results
The results of the study guide (1–31) provide an overview of selected literature on the uses of calcium hydroxide related to apexogenesis, apexification, direct pulp cap, indirect pulp cap, internal resorption that has perforated laterally, intracanal medication, control of periapical exudates, aid in canal debridement, apical control to control obturation, external...