A Rose By Any Other Name?
The XP-3D Shaper and FInisher have ushered in a new era of endodontic instrumentation. These anatomically dedicated files are at the epicentre of bio-minimalistic preparation of the root canal space.
The Booster Tip: Rethinking Apical Shaping
In general, nickel-titanium instrumentation systems have a non-cutting tip which renders it inactive. The purpose is to enable the tip to follow the glide path rather than actively cut and risk ledging or torsional failure/fracture if the canal wall is inadvertently...
Bio-minimalism Redux
Root canal instrumentation is one of the major tools for ensuring the long-term success of root canal therapy. The aim is to mechanically disrupt as much biofilm as possible so that with the addition of irrigants and/or intra-canal medicaments a very low...
The Rationale for Determination of the Optimal Apical Size
In a previous blog, we discussed the NLE/U Penn philosophy for establishing working length. Our objective was to demonstrate a cogent, bio-clinical, evidenced based argument for locating the terminus at the cemento-dentinal junction which anatomically means 1 to 2mm...