W8 - RC Anatomy and Access Cavity - Rodrigo Flashcards
average length of maxillary incisor
Canal #?
23 mm
1 canal
average length of maxillary lateral incisors
Canal #?
Special consideration?
22 mm
1 canal
Prebend file as it often has a curved root
average length of maxillary canine
Canal #?
Special consideration?
26 mm
1 canal
Distal curvature –> prebend files
average length of maxillary first premolars
Canal #?
21.5 mm
2 canals - can have 1 or 3
average length of maxillary second premolar
Canal #?
21 mm
1 or 2 canals (50/50)
Shape of access cavity for maxillary premolars
Oval - buccal palatally
What can be used to open up calcified canals and smoothen walls?
Ultrasonic
average length of maxillary first molars
Canal #?
Rodrigo says 21mm
3 or 4 canals (4 most likely)
average length of maxillary second molar
Canal #?
20 mm
3 canals (4 is rare)
Shape of access cavity for maxillary molars
Triangle
average length of mandibular central incisors
Canal #?
21 mm
1 canal 73%
2 canal 27%
average length of mandibular lateral incisors
Canal #?
22 mm
1 canal -> can be 2
Why do mandibular incisors commonly fail? (RCT)
missed the second the canal that occurs 25% of the time
How to create access cavity of mandibular incisors
Place bur perpendicularly to pulp chamber for 2-3 mm on the cingulum
Switch to vertical positioning to access pulp chamber
Go bucco-lingually to ensure you don’t have 2 canals
How to create access cavity of maxillary incisors
Place bur perpendicularly to pulp chamber for 2-3 mm on the cingulum
Switch to vertical positioning to access pulp chamber