What is the concept of ProTaper system?

ProTaper Universal is a global endodontic concept involving all steps of the root canal treatment from access to obturation and retreatment. Specific instruments have been designed to simplify and make each procedure easier.

How do you do RCT step by step?

Steps of a root canal procedure

1. Preparing the area. The dentist begins by numbing the area.
2. Accessing and cleaning the roots. Next, the dentist drills through the tooth to access the root canals and pulp chamber.
3. Shaping the canals.
4. Filling the canals.
5. Filling to the access hole.
6. Healing and antibiotics.
7. Adding the crown.

What is gutta percha points?

The go-to endodontic obturation material for many years, gutta percha points are used to fill canals following shaping and cleaning during root canal treatments. Produced from the coagulated latex of trees native to Malaysia, gutta percha is a natural material that is heated and then compressed into the canal.

What is taper Endodontics?

Conceptually, a correctly prepared taper provides a means for the irrigating solutions to reach the apical regions of the tooth that would otherwise remain untouched. The validity of this concept is found in two places in the endodontic literature. One is the fact that larger apical diameters result in cleaner canals.

How do you do Endo retreatment?

During retreatment, the endodontist will reopen your tooth and remove the filling materials that were placed in the root canals during the first procedure. The endodontist then carefully examines the tooth, looking for additional canals or new infection.

What is BMP in dental?

What is BMP in Root Canal Treatment? Biomechanical preparation is the achievement of free access to the apical foramen via the root canal by mechanical means. It is directly related to subsequent disinfection and filling.

Where should we stop obturation?

Therefore, summarizing and collating all this information, we come to the following conclusion: In order to obtain the highest endodontic success rate and least amount of postoperative complications, the obturation material should be placed anywhere between the constriction and the anatomic apex.