Managing calcified canals:
from freehand to digitally guided.
Dr Francesc Abella
Course description:
This two-day intensive course is designed to provide clinicians with a comprehensive and practical approach to managing calcified root canals — one of the most challenging scenarios in endodontics.
On Day 1, participants will gain a strong theoretical foundation and learn key tips and tricks for freehand access to calcified canals. Through hands-on exercises using extracted and 3D-printed teeth, the course will emphasize the use of magnification, ultrasonics, and clinical decision-making to approach these complex cases manually and safely.
On Day 2, the focus shifts to the digital approach, guiding participants through the entire guided endodontics workflow. From CBCT data processing and planning with LimaGuide software to 3D printing of endodontic guides and hands-on guided access, participants will experience how technology can enhance precision and predictability in complex cases.
This course balances manual and digital techniques, helping clinicians choose and master the most appropriate strategy for each calcified case.
Program Day 1: Foundations and Hands-On with Freehand Techniques (click here)
Program Day 2: Guided Endodontics: Planning, Printing, and Practice (click here)
Dr Francesc Abella
Dr. Francesc Abella graduated in 2005 in dentistry at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona), Spain. From 2005 to 2014 he completed his Master Degree and PhD doctoral Degree in Endodontic at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain. Currently, he is Professor and the Director of the European Master's Degree in Endodontics (program accredited by the European Society of Endodontology).
Dr. Abella has given several lectures, courses and hands-on courses worldwide and he also works in a private practice limited to endodontics and restorative dentistry in Barcelona. In clinical endodontics his areas of special interest include cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in Endodontics, microcomputed tomography, dental anatomy, dental traumatology, periapical pathology, adhesive restorations, restoration of root-canal-treated teeth, and autotransplantion and replantation techniques.
Beside his work in private practice he is lecturing on Endodontics throughout Spain and other countries, is actually involved in endodontic research projects in the post-graduate endodontic program of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain. He is author of several papers in peer-reviewed journals. Part of the expert committee convened by the European Society of Endodontology (ESE) on the use of CBCT. Dr. Abella is also an active member of the Spanish Association of Endodontics (AEDE) and currently secretary of the Spanish Society of Conservative and Aesthetic Dentistry (SEOC).
