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| -to reach into the coronal portion of the tooth and to reach the bottom of the pulp -removes deep caries, pulp tissue, and temporary cements | Endodontic spoon excavator
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| -assist in locating canal (orifices) openings -double ended | Endodontic explorer
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| -to grasp and transport various material to and from the oral cavity | endodontic locking pliers
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| -to test each tooth for vitality -electronic and digital | Electronic pulp testing scanner
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| -to remove soft tissue from the pulp canal (extirpate) -fine metal wire with tiny, sharp projections or barbs along teh instrument shaft. -discarded after one use | Broaches
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| -to scrape and widen the walls of the canal -to remove necrotic tissue -twisted into canal | K-type files
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| -to scrape and widen the walls of the canal -to remove necrotic tissue -these files are used only in a push and pull motion so they will not bind the canal | Hedstrom files
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| -for curved and narrow canals -to scrape and widen the walls of the canal -to remove necrotic tissue | flex files
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| -to clean and enlarge the canal walls -to smooth the walls of the canal | reamer
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| -to store and organize reamers and files | endo organizers
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| -to place on reamers andfiles to mark the length of the root canal -small, circular, silicone disks of various colors | endodontic measuring stops
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| -to soften the gutta percha before placing it in the canal -temp can be controlled to adjust the viscosity of the gutta percha | gutta percha heating unit
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| -to locate the apex of the tooth and display the information on a digital readout | apex finder
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| -to mechanically clean and enlarge the root canal -to place the endodontic sealer in the canal | endodontic handpiece
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| -to laterally condense materials when obturating (sealing/filling) the canal -to adapt the gutta percha (root canal filling material) into the canal | endodontic spreaders
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| -to vertically condense material when obturating (sealing/filling) the canal -single ended, flat ends, short handles and long handles. | endodontic pluggers
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| -to remove excess gutta percha from the coronal portion of the canal -to condense the remaining gutta percha in the canal opening -double ended, long, tapered spoon on each end | Glick #1
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| -to obdurate (fill) the root canal after the canal has been opened and cleaned. | gutta percha
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| -to place the gutta percha into the canal -plastic or metal core gutta percha obturators -heating unit | thermal obturation system
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| -to prepare the opeing access in the coronal portion of the canal -to widen the upper portion of the canal for better access | gates glidden drills
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| -to evenly distribute root canal or cement in the canal -long, twisted, very flexible wire instrument -spirals are used with low-speed handpiece and contra-angle attachments | lentulo spiral
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| -to prepare the canal for a post -to reduce the curvature for the canal orifice for straight-line access | peso reamer
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| -to dry canals -to place medications in the canal -to take cultures of the canal | Absorbent paper points
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