title: Obturation with heat and vibration: the DownPak device.
abstract: Achieving successful endodontic treatment requires an accurate diagnosis and appropriate cleaning, shaping, and three-dimensional obturation of the canals. This article describes a new obturation technique that utilizes a warm plugger or spreader, delivered (in conjunction with vibration) with a single cordless device, the DownPak.
authors.affiliation: Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Louis H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Berman
mesh_terms: D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D006171:Gutta-Percha