If you are performing a lot of root canals, we want to let you in on a secret that endodontists know, but no.

Standard endodontic obturation has involved the use of gutta-percha as the material of choice. New materials show promise as obturation agents with enhanced.

Every clinician who has performed endodontics has experienced a variety of emotions ranging from the thrill-of-the-fill, to an upset such as the procedural.

An organized, systematic approach is important in all phases of dentistry, but it is especially important in endodontics. If endodontic treatment is organized,.

Figure 1. A flexible fiber tip aids in preparing canals. Figure 2. Patient presents with edema at the apical mucogingival tissue of tooth.

In a previous article (Dentistry Today, March 2002) titled “Another Look at Root Canal Obturation,” we acknowledged that the “right way” to obturate.

The purpose of this series of articles is to provide useful information that will enable dentists to predictably shape root canals for three-dimensional.

Many ingenious techniques have been devised for what should be a simple process of filling a root canal space. Some techniques require average.

Despite the development of new and innovative instruments, techniques, and materials for cleaning, shaping, and obturation of root canal systems, obstruction of root.