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Instrument Retrieval in Endodontics
Kanwalpreet Kaur Bhullar, Aashish Handa, Manpreet Kaur, Rupam Kaur Virk, Shantun Malhotra
ABSTRACT
Root canal preparation is an important step in endodontic treatment and thorough debridement of the root canal system is essential for successful clinical outcome. Debridement should remove all the pulp tissue, bacteria and their by-products and provide adequate canal shape to fill the canal. Procedural errors such as ledging, zipping, canal perforation, apex transportation and separation of endodontic instruments can occur during root canal instrumentation. This prevents the achievement of efficient cleaning and shaping, which in turn can result in under-filling of the root canal. The purposes of this narrative review of separated instruments was to review the literature regarding treatment options, contributing factors and suggest a decision-making process for its management.
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