Simplified obturation of tapered canal preparations
Musikant, B.L.; Cohen, B.I.; Deutsch, A.S.
Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry 19(11): 1152-1155
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1548-8578 PMID: 10202468 Document Number: 497032
Canals shaped to wider tapers, specifically .06 mm and .08 mm, have traditionally been associated with thermoplastic fills. However, the canals shaped to .06 mm and .08 mm tapers correlate very closely to the shape of fine-medium and medium gutta-percha points, respectively. Combining the placement of these single-point fills with the patented EZ-Fill bi-directional spiral for well-controlled placement of the EZ-Fill epoxy resin sealer gives the dentist the ability to simplify the obturation procedure with results that are at least equal to those achieved with lateral condensation and thermoplastic techniques.