Common Steps to Safe and Efficient Canal Preparation
DENTAL NEWS, VOLUME XII, NUMBER IV, 2005 Common Steps to Safe and Efficient Canal Preparation By Richard Mounce, DDS ( Comfort@MounceEndo.com ) - Private endodontic practitioner, Portland, Oregon, USA. Author of a comprehensive DVD on cleansing, shaping and packing the root canal system for the general practitioner. There are universal steps to preparation of canal spaces that ideally can and should be observed irrespective of the particular type of rotary nickel titanium files used for canal preparation. These steps can create more ideal canal shapes and do so in a manner that can diminish the incidence of iatrogenic problems. While there are an infinite variation in the methods and materials that might be employed in instru- mentation, the steps described below have empirically proved highly productive for the author. 1) Negotiation: Once straight line access has been made, it is essential to negotiate the canal to determine if the canal path is clear...