title: C-shaped canals: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: C-shaped canal configurations present special clinical problems including relief of pain, copious bleeding, and difficulty in cleaning, shaping, and filling. A review of the literature, radiographic characteristics that make diagnosis possible before the canal is accessed, and suggestions for instrumentation and filling are provided here.
authors.affiliation: Endodontic Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 5901 East 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D006171:Gutta-Percha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D011670:Pulpectomy / Q000379:methods; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000379:methods; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite