ENDODONTIC SOLUTIONS
TIPS FOR WARM VERTICAL CONDENSATION
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You need two devices – one heated plugger and one back fill unit. (e.g. B&L SuperEndo Alpha and Beta) and to take your treatment to the next level we suggest endodontic pluggers such as B&L’s NiTi/SS Kondensors. Ensure the canals are prepared adequately, disinfected and dried. True warm vertical obturation works consistently with small apical size and larger taper preparation techniques eg. #25 .06.
Alpha unit
Beta unit
Insert your sealer coated master GP point into the canal and trim off the excess at orifice level using the B&L Alpha heated plugger. Condense your GP at the orifice level using the large SS end of your B&L Kondensor.
Activate the heated plugger and Insert into the canal, applying firm pressure. Stop 1mm from the marked stopper.
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De-activate the heat, whilst still maintaining apical pressure for approximately 8-10 seconds.
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Activate the plugger again and push 1mm apically and swiftly pull the plugger out along the curvature of the canal. Do this step quickly in 1-2 seconds. This will leave an apical plug.
10. Condense the apical GP with the fine NiTi end of the B&L Kondensor.
Select your master GP point based on the minimum size of the apical constriction and ensure there is adequate tug back. Select a plugger tip that goes within 4-5mm of your working length. Mark the depth at which it binds to the canal with a rubber stopper.
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11. Place the pre-heated needle of the backfill unit (B&L Beta) into the canal, resting on the apical portion of the GP. Extrude the warmed GP and let the pressure of the extruded GP push the tip out of the canal. Do not pull back as this can create voids! 12. Condense the expressed GP into the canal carefully with an endodontic plugger.
B&L Kondensors
It is recommended that you practice on extracted teeth first to gain confidence.
