@t5e2 Yes, it's the sealer that seals and not the gutta percha. The reason you can do this with this technique is because the bioceramic sealer is actually a filler, and not a conventional sealer. It's basically equivalent to your thermoplastic gutta percha. The difference is that the sealer does not shrink upon setting like thermoplastic gutta percha would. The carriers are terrible choices because of shrinkage and difficulty in retreatment, post preparation, and if an a pico is needed.
Yes, I sear off with the Endo Pro and then condense down with cool instruments (pluggers) immediately, while the GP is still warm and malleable. This way you can seal the area around the orifice with the molten GP.
Nice docmentation! DId you sear with that Brasseler EndoPro 270? Do you sear 1st and then condense with a cool instrument? Or do you use a heated condenser?
@prits88 The MB root is often oval and two canals in it form developmentally when a large oval canal closes in the middle (corridor space) and pinches off the two ends of the oval into two separate canals. Often this closure is incomplete and an isthmus is formed where communication between MB1&2 occurs. In those cases, when MB2 is infected, MB1 will be contaminated and it's best to also be retreated, especially since it's so easy to retreat it while you're already there.
it seems like it's the sealer that does the real obturation rather than the gutta-percha itself in a single cone technique yes?
how is a single GP cone + sealer obturation compare to a single carrier + GP + sealer obturation?
t5e2 11 months ago
@t5e2 Yes, it's the sealer that seals and not the gutta percha. The reason you can do this with this technique is because the bioceramic sealer is actually a filler, and not a conventional sealer. It's basically equivalent to your thermoplastic gutta percha. The difference is that the sealer does not shrink upon setting like thermoplastic gutta percha would. The carriers are terrible choices because of shrinkage and difficulty in retreatment, post preparation, and if an a pico is needed.
endoman99 2 months ago
Yes, I sear off with the Endo Pro and then condense down with cool instruments (pluggers) immediately, while the GP is still warm and malleable. This way you can seal the area around the orifice with the molten GP.
endoman99 1 year ago
Nice docmentation! DId you sear with that Brasseler EndoPro 270? Do you sear 1st and then condense with a cool instrument? Or do you use a heated condenser?
Thanks!
RAlanMead 1 year ago
@RAlanMead Thank you Alan. I use the EnoPro to sear it off first, then use a cold #9 or 10 plugger to condense in down. :)
endoman99 2 months ago
may i ask why you decided to remove the root filling for the MB 1 canal? the obturation looked good for that canal?
thanks.
prits88 1 year ago
@prits88 The MB root is often oval and two canals in it form developmentally when a large oval canal closes in the middle (corridor space) and pinches off the two ends of the oval into two separate canals. Often this closure is incomplete and an isthmus is formed where communication between MB1&2 occurs. In those cases, when MB2 is infected, MB1 will be contaminated and it's best to also be retreated, especially since it's so easy to retreat it while you're already there.
endoman99 1 year ago