Endo Facts Flashcards
dichlorodifluoromethane
endo ice - for cold testing
worst test for both pulp and perio diagnosis?
EPT
best test for pulp and perio diagnosis?
pulp= cold perio= percussion and palpation
most important technical aspect to RCT?
access prep
shape of accesses?
anterior= triangle canine= ovoid PM= ovoid MX molars= rhomboid or blunted triangle MN molars= trapazoid
which PM is most likely to have two roots?
MX 1st PM
SS Hand files vs NiTi rotary files
SS (stainless steele)= .02 taper
- K-file (Kerr)- square, watch winding method
- -H-file (Hedstrom)- spiral cone, only cuts in retraction
NiTi rotary files= .04-.06 taper, latch
color of endo files order
white, yellow, red, blue, green black (WYRBGB)
gates gilded vs barbed broaches vs reamer intruments
GG= open orifices for straight line BB= entangle and remove Reamer= twisted triangle
sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)
irrigant, dissolves ORGANIC material
crown down vs step back cleaning&shaping
crown down= big to small, rotary
step back= small to big, hand
Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA)
chelating agent, lubricant, dissolves INORGANIC material (smear layer)
Microbes in primary endo infect?
bacteroides (G-, obligate)
Microbes in secondary endo infect (retreat)?
Enterococcus faecalis (G+, facultative)
trephination
surgical opening for hard tissue to release exudate and pressure
Chloroform
dissolves GP in retreatment