L2- Cleaning and Shaping Flashcards
what are the shaping principles
- a constantly tapering funnel from crown to WL
- curves of canal respected w/o “transportation”
- retention of the apical constriction
- enlargement of the canal system to create clean white fillings
- adequate “deep space” for proper obturation
what is the 9 step prep
- scouting (#10 hand file)
- patency (#10 hand file)
- working length (#15 hand file) TIGHT file
- glide path (#15 hand file) Loose file
- shaping of coronal 1/3 of canal (wave one gold)
- shaping of middle 1/3 of canal (wave one gold)
- perfect straight line access to mis root (.25/.12 carefully)
- shaping of apical 1/3 of canal (wave one gold)
- final shaping objective (vortex blue or SSB with hand files
what is the motion in scouting
watch winding- move right and left rocking motion
how many degrees each way does the watch winding motion move in
30 degrees
the canal is patent when:
a #10 file goes slightly beyond the canal exit (.5mm) = long = into the PDL
what helps find the canal exit clinically
apex locator
when do you measure patency in lab
before you mount
patency is maintained by:
recapitulation
if it is a tight resistance to apical advancement:
you probably have a small canal which must be enlarged carefully to reach patency
if it is loose resistance to apical advancement:
you have encountered a canal curvature and you must bend the terminal flute of your file and search for the path to negotiate the curve
what is the reference point for working length on anteriors
incisal edge
what is the reference point for working length for posteriors
cusp for which canal is named, flatten cusp when possible
what file number do you take to patency
10 only
how do you tell if canals converge or are simply 2 canals in close proximity
the 2 file technique
what is the 2 file technique
- establish working length of each canal separately
- attempt to place 2 files to WL in each canal at same time
- if both go to working length = 2 canals
- if one goes and the other is short reverse the placement sequence and if it is still short then you have a converging class II canal
what is the purpose of creating a smooth glide path
- to smooth curves and make sure there are no canal obstructions
- to create space for rotary instruments to be used safely without excessive torque requirements
- to relieve stress on tip of rotary file to minimize fracture
what is the glide path created using
hand files that are pre-curved to match or slightly exceed the curvature of the canal
- using watch wind entry followed by pull strokes directed in a circumferential manner to enalrge the canal to a size #15 at the WLd
in creating a smooth glide path the #15 file should end up:
sloppy loose
why do you not want to take a working file short of WL
youll have blockage and ledging
how many times should you revist patency during cleaning and shaping
2-3
describe the small wave one gold reciprocal file
.20mm at tip
0.7 overall taper
- maximum flute diameter 0.8mm
describe the primary wave one gold reciprocal file
0.25mm at tip
0.07 overall taper
MFD = 0.9mmd
describe the large wave one gold reciprocal file
0.45mm at tip
0.05 overall taper
MFD = 0.8mm
wave one gold files are used only with:
the dentsply motor on the wave one setting