Rethinking endodontics: attaining total obturation of the root canal system with a simplified system.
A sequence of steps constituting an innovative way of cleansing, shaping and obturating a root canal system is described. The advantages of this sequence over other instrumentation and obturation techniques are discussed.
D003762:Dental Instruments; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004492:Edetic Acid; D004867:Equipment Design; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D010545:Peroxides; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D019227:Tooth Apex; D014508:Urea; D014885:Waxes