INSTRUMENTATION OF CURVED CANALS: A REVIEW

Shock of paradigms on the instrumentation of curved root canals.

This paper makes a practical analysis about the paradigm on the instrumentation of curved root canals. In Endodontics, a paradigm has been created. Theories and techniques for instrumentation of curved root canals state that the use of a #25 file in the apical portion fulfills all the requirements for cleaning and shaping of the root canal system. Every scientific theory or paradigm should be c...

The 'balanced force' concept for instrumentation of curved canals revisited.

The principal characteristics of K-type files are described and the succession of operations as prescribed by the 'balanced force' method of preparation of root canals, particularly curved root canals, examined. On the basis of a simple mathematical model, the motions of a file in a straight canal and in a curved canal are successively considered, and the merits of the recommended method highli...

Performance of RaCe instrumentation system in curved root canals: a comprehensive analysis by three study methods.

In this study, curved maxillary molar root canals were instrumented with RaCe rotary system to evaluate: 1. the occurrence of canal transportation using a radiographic platform; 2. the action of the instruments on the dentin walls, centering ability and canal enlargement by analysis of digital images; and the percentage of regular dentin surfaces and debris within the canal by histological anal...

Shaping ability of reciprocating single-file and full-sequence rotary instrumentation systems in simulated curved canals

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the shaping ability of three nickel-titanium systems in simulated curved canals. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty simulated canals were prepared to apical size 25 with Reciproc, S5, and twisted file (TF) instruments. Standardized pre and postoperative images were taken using a digital camera, were superimposed and aberrations were recorded. Mater...

Shock of paradigms on the instrumentation of curved root canals Jesus