If we focus on endodontics, we can say that big progresses have been done in the equipment and tools that we use, making our therapies faster, easier and more predictable. If I had to choose the innovation that changed endodontics the most, I would surely pick the operating microscope because the more I see, the more I can do.

Of course there is a medium-long learning curve, but the benefits of using a microscope are immediate and evident. First of all, it improves the working posture, keeping the back in a straight position and diminishing the risk of developing skeletal problems over the years.

From the operative point of view, the possibility of working in an magnified and illuminated field makes it possible to treat the tooth in a faster and more predictable way and, above all, to treat complex cases. In my communication I would like to emphasize the clinical advantages of using the microscope, starting from the diagnosis and going to the operative part such as: finding missed canals, removing fiber posts, treating perforations, filling apices, removing broken instruments from the canals and performing endodontic surgery.