title: Endodontic instruments for root canal therapy.
abstract: This article on endodontic instrumentation includes endodontic instruments and techniques of root-canal preparation of teeth in veterinary patients. Familiarity with instruments covered in this article and with advances in veterinary endodontics has become necessary for the veterinary dental practitioner who wishes to practice dentistry using current techniques. Veterinary endodontic techniques that help to retain the teeth longer are increasing in demand as an option to extracting damaged teeth. Endodontic treatment involves removal of the irreversibly damaged pulp, followed by cleaning and shaping of the root canal space using endodontic instruments and subsequent filling, or obturation, with a semisolid material and a sealer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Mesa Veterinary Hospital, 858 North Country Club Drive, Mesa, AZ 85201, USA.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Lyon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003759:Dental Implantation, Endosseous, Endodontic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs