Endodontics

An endodontist is a dentist who specializes in root canal treatment. Root canal or endodontic treatment is a procedure that removes damaged tissue from inside the root canals of a tooth. As a specialist, endodontists limit their practice to endodontic procedures.

The Department of Endodontics supports the UF College of Dentistry mission by enhancing oral health through acquisition, dissemination and use of endodontic evidence-based knowledge as part of the college’s mission of education, research and patient care.

Endodontic Faculty

Roberta Pileggi DDS, MS

Senior Executive Associate Dean; Chair, Program Director & Professor of Endodontics; Associate Dean for Advanced & Graduate Education; Director, School of Advanced Dental Sciences

Email: rpileggi@dental.ufl.edu

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Publications:

2024
Second mesiobuccal canal segmentation with YOLOv5 architecture using cone beam computed tomography images.
Odontology
2024
Enhancing Empathic Communication in Healthcare Education Through Virtual Conversations: Leveraging Large Language Models for Real-Time Feedback
Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality
2022
Quantitative Analysis of Biofilm Removal Following Instrumentation with TRUShape and Vortex Blue File Systems: Microbiological Study.
Frontiers in bioscience (Scholar edition)
2021
A Bioinformatics Systems Biology Analysis of the Current Oral Proteomic Biomarkers and Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment of External Root Resorption.
International journal of molecular sciences
2021
Bacterial Biofilm Growth on Various Dental Stabilization Systems for Avulsed and Luxated Teeth
Applied Sciences-Basel
2021
Amyloid Aggregation of Streptococcus mutans Cnm Influences Its Collagen-Binding Activity.
Applied and environmental microbiology
2020
3-year Outcome of Patients with Persistent Pain after Root Canal Treatment: The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.
Journal of endodontics
2020
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Streptococcus mutans Strains Isolated from Endodontic Infections.
Journal of endodontics
2014
Propolis decreases lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory mediators in pulp cells and osteoclasts.
Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology
2011
A comparative evaluation of the sealing ability of 2 root-end filling materials: an in vitro leakage study using Enterococcus faecalis.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
2011
A comparison of two gutta-percha obturation techniques to replicate canal irregularities in a split-tooth model.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
2011
Effect of propolis on proliferation and apoptosis of periodontal ligament fibroblasts.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
2011
A quantitative and qualitative analysis of ultrasonic versus sonic endodontic systems on canal cleanliness and obturation.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
2010
Comparison of bacterial reduction in straight and curved canals using erbium, chromium:yttrium-scandium-gallium-garnet laser treatment versus a traditional irrigation technique with sodium hypochlorite.
Journal of endodontics
2009
The expression of heat shock protein 70 in the dental pulp following trauma.
Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology
2009
Evaluation of Root-End Resections Performed by Er, Cr: YSGG Laser with and without Placement of a Root-End Filling Material.
International journal of dentistry
2009
Propolis inhibits osteoclast maturation.
Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology
2008
Team-Based Learning Using An Audience Response System: An Innovative Method of Teaching Diagnosis To Undergraduate Dental Students
2008
Dental Education Economics: Challenges and Innovative Strategies
2008
Impact of Er,Cr:YSGG laser therapy on the cleanliness of the root canal walls of primary teeth.
Journal of endodontics
2008
RAGE mRNA expression and its correlation with nuclear factor kappa beta mRNA expression in inflamed human periradicular tissues.
Journal of endodontics
2008
Team-based learning using an audience response system: an innovative method of teaching diagnosis to undergraduate dental students.
Journal of dental education
2008
Dental education economics: challenges and innovative strategies.
Journal of dental education
2007
Obturation of root canal system treated by Cr, Er: YSGG laser irradiation.
Journal of endodontics
2005
A real time quantitative PCR analysis and correlation of COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes in inflamed dental pulps following administration of three different NSAIDs.
Journal of endodontics
2004
A cost-effective simulation curriculum for preclinical endodontics.
European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe
2004
A quantitative analysis of Propolis: a promising new storage media following avulsion.
Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology
2003
The management of traumatic dental injuries.
Texas dental journal
2003
The management of traumatic dental injuries.
The Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association
2002
Assessment of post-traumatic PDL cells viability by a novel collagenase assay.
Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology
1996
The reliability of electric pulp test after concussion injury.
Endodontics & dental traumatology
1993
Hsp 47 is localized to regions of type I collagen production in developing murine femurs and molars.
Connective tissue research

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Eleonora Bakiri DDS, FICD

Clinical Associate Professor & Director, Predoctoral Endodontics

Email: ebakiri@dental.ufl.edu

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Publications:

2019
PEEK High Performance Polymers: A Review of Properties and Clinical Applications in Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry.
The European journal of prosthodontics and restorative dentistry
2017
Using modified polyetheretherketone (PEEK) as an alternative material for endocrown restorations: A short-term clinical report.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry
2017
Modified PEEK as an alternative crown framework material for weak abutment teeth: a case report.
General dentistry

Education:

2002
Certificate in Endodontics
University of Texas Health Houston School of Dentistry
2000
Doctor of Dental Surgery
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Dental School

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