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Cold Hydraulic Obturation
1. After irrigation, the canal is dried and a suitably tapered gutta-percha cone is fit to the apical terminus. 2. An aliquot of EndoSequence BC sealer is injected into the coronal and middle third of the...

XP-3D Finisher
From Kleber K. T. Carvalho – many thanks for his largesse One of the great advantages of the XP-endo Finisher is to achieve working length while maintaining its expansion feature while inside the root canal, even in extreme curvatures. This video illustrates...

Risk Assessment Criteria for Tooth Preservation and Protocols for Successful Reconstruction

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...

Intentional Replantation
Historically, intentional replantation was deemed a treatment modality with limited success and a “plan Z” treatment consideration. In reality, intentional replantation is highly predictable and should be considered before condemning select teeth as having a...

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...