One of the most difficult clinical tasks a practitioner may have to undertake is the removal of fractured instruments or other foreign bodies which have become tightly wedged within the root canal. The procedure for removal will vary depending on the nature of the foreign body. In this site, the authors provide a step-by-step guide to the necessary techniques. By answering simple questions, a solution for the case will be suggested. Click on the picture below to advance.
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University of São Paulo, the Dental School, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
BDS, MSc, PhD, FDS, RCPS, Department of Restorative Dentistry, the Dental School, Birmingham.
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University of São Paulo, the Dental School, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
BDS, FDS, RCPS, Department of Restorative Dentistry, the Dental School, Birmingham.
This guide was based on an article published in Dental Update, December 1990. Authors: P.J. Lumley, BDS, FDS, RCPS, and A.D. Walmsley, BDS, MSc, PhD, FDS, RCPS, Department of Restorative Dentistry, the Dental School, Birmingham.
Some of the pictures on the clinical sequences pages are reproduced from DENTAL UPDATE, by permission of George Warman Publications (UK) Ltd.
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