Endodontics
Course Review
Enoch Ng, DDS 2014
Obturation
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Standardized gutta percha
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Finger spreaders
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Size = medium fine, fine
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Composition = stainless steel, nickel titanium
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Sealers (ZOE)
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Roth’s sealer
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Grossman’s sealer
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Master Cone Radiograph
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Sealer
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Master cone
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Accessory cones
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Corrected working length
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Obturating machines
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9-11 heated plugger
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System B
220
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F – making post space
250
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F – searing at orifices
Can also be used for gutta percha removal
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Cotton pellet – covers access prep
Restoration
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Temporary – cavit/IRM double seal, glass inomer
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Definitive – composite, amalgam
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Final radiograph assessment
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Obturation – length, density, taper, coronal termination
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Thickness of temporary
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Compare against recall radiographs
Summary
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NSRCT – predictable procedure with appropriate diagnosis and treatment planning
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Tooth retention from NSRCT preferred treatment for periodontally stable restorable teeth
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Better to preserve natural dentition than extraction/implant
