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Endodontic Armamentarium

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Endodontic Diagnosis, Pathology, and Treatment Planning

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Endodontics, since its inception, has resulted in numerous concepts, strategies and techniques for preparing canals. Over the decades, a staggering array of files has emerged for negotiating and shaping canals principally based on either stainless steel or nickel–titanium alloys. Manufacturers are constantly developing file systems intended to improve on previous generations with proven performance features based on past and recent technological advancement. The clinician must be able to justify the use of these systems based on scientifically proven evidence-based research and clinical outcomes. Changing instrumentation techniques, particularly if it is a radical departure from your usual technique, will require attendance on hands-on courses and vigorous laboratory testing, preferably on extracted teeth, followed by integration into daily practice following careful case selection.

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Patel, B. (2015). Endodontic Armamentarium. In: Endodontic Diagnosis, Pathology, and Treatment Planning. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15591-3_9

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