Open AccessRoot canal preparation techniques using nickel-titanium rotary instruments
Author(s) -
Tatjana Brkanić,
Slavoljub Živković,
Milan Drobac
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0504203b
Subject(s) - root canal , dentistry , medicine , nickel titanium , crown (dentistry) , coronal plane , root (linguistics) , orthodontics , dental instruments , titanium , metallurgy , materials science , linguistics , philosophy , shape memory alloy , radiology
The main purpose of endodontic treatment is to clean the root canal system, eliminate the infected and toxic contents, and shape it in order to get a tridimensional obturation. The aim of this paper is to inform dental practitioners about crown-down technques for root canal preparation using nickel-titanium rotary instruments.