THE USE OF CBCT TECHNOLOGY IS GROWING, BOTH FROM A BASIC RESEARCH AND A CLINICIAN PERSPECTIVE.IT IS NECESSARY TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT THE INCREASING NUMBER OF BASIC RESEARCH STUDIES ABOUT 3D IMAGING IN ENDODONTICS ARE TELLING US, AND WHAT WE AS CLINICIANS FACE DAY TO DAY IN AN ENDODONTIC PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT. IN ENDODONTICS, CBCT HAS BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING PERIAPICAL DIAGNOSIS, EVALUATION OF ROOT CANAL ANATOMY, ASSESSMENT OF RESORPTION DEFECTS, SUSPECTED PERFORATIONS, ROOT FRACTURES, AND IN PLANNING ENDODONTIC SURGERY. IN THIS LECTURE YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE DRAWBACKS OF SOME OF THOSE BASIC RESEARCHES, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE MOST USEFUL BENEFITS.IN THIS LECTURE, THE AIM IS TO ELABORATE THE ETIOLOGICAL AND PREDISPOSING FACTORS OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AND MODERN PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO ALLEVIATE THIS ENDODONTIC EMERGENCY...