title: Shaping the root canal system.
abstract: The speciality of endodontics encompasses numerous elements, but the use of a variety of instruments to shape root canal systems probably challenges the clinical time of practitioners more than any other. The aim of this article is to review some of the historic and contemporary approaches to this challenging practical objective.
authors.affiliation: Albert Road Dental Practice, Evesham, Worcestershire.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waplington
authors.affiliation: Albert Road Dental Practice, Evesham, Worcestershire.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: McRobert
mesh_terms: D003722:Dental Alloys; D003762:Dental Instruments; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys