What is Endo obturation?
The clinical goal of endodontic obturation of a root-canal system is to fill empty spaces, promote hermetic sealing, and prevent bacterial activity from infiltrating the periapical tissues.
What is the endo material?
Endodontic materials are used in endodontic treatment, which is the procedure to save the tooth when the pulp and/or periradicular tissues are injured.
What is extirpation of pulp?
Extirpation is the removal of the infected pulp from the tooth. The dentist will drill an opening in the tooth to access the pulp chamber and root canal(s).
What is the best obturation technique?
With respect to obturation, there are 3 techniques that are employed.
- Warm Vertical Condensation. This is the most commonly used technique in North America.
- Carrier-based techniques. This is a popular option used to fill canal spaces.
- Lateral condensation.
What are endodontic instruments used for?
Endodontic files and reamers are surgical instruments used by dentists when performing root canal treatment. These tools are used to clean and shape the root canal, with the concept being to perform complete chemomechanical debridement of the root canal to the length of the apical foramen.
What tools are used in root canal?
Tools Used for Root Canal
- Endodontic Burs. While performing a root canal, endodontists make sure that they have proper burs for treatment.
- Root Canal Explorer. They use this instrument to locate the canals.
- Excavators.
- Barbed Broach.
- Files and Reamers.
- Gates-Glidden Drills.
- Peeso Reamer.
- Ultrasonic Instruments.
How is pulp extirpation done?
A small hole is drilled in the top using a laser. Your dentist will perform the pulp extirpation and remove all the infected matter from inside the tooth shell. The inside of the tooth will be cleaned thoroughly to remove any sign of infection. The tooth is filled with permanent filling material and then sealed.
What is difference between Pulpotomy and Pulpectomy?
In pulpotomy, the coronal part of the pulp is removed while in Pulpectomy procedure, the crown and the root canal of the pulp chamber is removed. For further understanding, Pulpotomy is a common procedure and can be referred to as baby root canal. Pulpotomy restores and saves the tooth infected by a deep cavity.
Which rotary file system is best?
Review of the 7 best rotary endo file systems that give you the biggest bang for your buck
- Flex2Apex. Material used:NiTi with patented Heat-treated technology
- ProTaper Next. Material used: M-Wire NiTi alloy.
- Waveone Gold.
- EdgeEndo’s EdgeTaper Series.
- SS White Exact File System.
- Kerr ZenFlex™
- DiaDent Dia-X.