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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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