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Scope of Ultrasonics in Endodontics-A Review


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1 Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu
2 Final Yr Post Graduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
3 Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
4 Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
     

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The dental operating microscope and the ultrasonics have found many important applications in dentistry. Ultrasonics is undoubtedly imperative for improving the quality of the treatment and for handling difficult cases in endodontics. It is useful in procedures such as gaining access to canal openings, cleaning and shaping, obturation of ischolar_main canals, retrieval of separated instruments, removal of intracanal medicaments and blockages and endodontic surgery.This review throws some insight on the applications of ultrasonics in endodontics today.

Keywords

Ultrasonics, Cleaning, Shaping, Cavitation, Instrument Retrieval.
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Authors

Venkatesh Alagarsamy
Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu
Megha Ravindranath
Final Yr Post Graduate Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Malarvizhi Dhakshinamoorthy
Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Anuradha Balasubramanium
Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract


The dental operating microscope and the ultrasonics have found many important applications in dentistry. Ultrasonics is undoubtedly imperative for improving the quality of the treatment and for handling difficult cases in endodontics. It is useful in procedures such as gaining access to canal openings, cleaning and shaping, obturation of ischolar_main canals, retrieval of separated instruments, removal of intracanal medicaments and blockages and endodontic surgery.This review throws some insight on the applications of ultrasonics in endodontics today.

Keywords


Ultrasonics, Cleaning, Shaping, Cavitation, Instrument Retrieval.