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When gaining access in older teeth
The chamber is too small to fall into
When confirming the location of the pulp chamber with the D16 endo explorer, the explorer is directed?
Directed along the long axis of the tooth
A type 3 canal is one that has
two canals exiting from the chamber which continue as 2 separate canals to the root apex
Lower anteriors?
May have more than canal a significant % of time
The working length of the tooth can be defined as?
The distance from the incisal reference point of the tooth to 1 mm short of the radiographic apex
T/F When the file is outside of the apex, shoreshorteining or elongating the film may show the file outside the tooth but there no way of knowing how much it is beyond the radiographic apex?
TRUE
If a stop is placed on the file crooked?
The working length can be wrong by 1 or 2 mm
When the file is placed in the tooth short of the apex and the file elongated?
The file appears to be at a distance much further away from the radiographic apex than it actually is
the three standarized manufacturing lengths of the files used in the endo clinic at osu are
21,25, 30
T/F A common error in access preparation in posterior teeth is to mistake the initial prep opening for the canal orifice?
TRUE
T/F The completed access opening in maxillary and mandibular bicuspids is broader in a mesio-distal direction than in facio-lingual direction
FALSE
Radiographic elongation errors are caused by?
Too little vertical angulation
T/F You must work both canals at the same time when they occour in the same root?
TRUE
The final size recommended for intermediate sized canals is?
45
In the illustrated radiograph the cone (and beam) were directed mesially. Which file is too long?
Mesial buccal
In the illustrated radograph the cone were directed distally. Which mesial file too long?
Mesial lingual
T/F The D-11 and #3 spreaders are? on the working end.
Pointed
T/F Two canals may be prestnt in thedistal rooth of the mandibular 1st?
TRUE
T/F The use of the D-16 endo ex;lorer is not necessary for exploring the chamber in posterior teeth since they have a large chamber?
FALSE
The access preparation in the occlusal surface of a mandibular 1st molar should be
Trapezoidal
The function of the root canal sealer is to fill discrepancies between the fit of the filling material and the dentin walls
TRUE
Gutta percha cones are approximately 60-75% zinc oxide
TRUE
We dont or cant use fine medium accessory cones as master points above the size #45 becasue
They are long enoughto reach the wroking length after they are customized
In smaller canal or canals with root curvatures, we want to adjust the stop on the spreader 2 mm shorter than the working length (if no bind occurs) or 2mm shorter than were the spreader binds in the canal?
TRUE
When there is a possibility of two canal occuring in one root?
Always determin the working length simultaneously
The dentin cemental jxn is?
A natural constriction of the root canal apically
If the file is not lubricated by an irrigant, it will have a tendency to engage the wall short of th working lenth
TRUE
According to the buccal object rule when the cone head is directed toward the distal of a two rooted bicuspid
The buccal canal is always distal in relation to the lingual canal
According to the buccal object rule when the cone head is directed toward the mesial of a two rooted bicuspid
The buccal canal is always mesial in relation to the lingual canal
Always determine a working simultaneously for each canal when there is a possibilty of two canals occuring in 1 root
TRUE
barbed bbroach must never be forcd apically because?
The barbs may engage the dentin walls and separate
Clinically when 2 canals exist in the same roo, the most reliable method for determining the apical termination of each canal is by
Varying the horizontal angulaion to sepate the canl radiographically
The object of using the gates glidden bur is to plane the side walls of the canal?
FALSE
Gates fglidden burs
Clean and prepare the coronal and middle portions of the canal
When we refer to an apical sop, we mean
A preparation in the apical dentis which prevents the gutta percha from exiting the apical foramen
In the step back procedure, the files are worked to the full working lenth
FALSE
To prevent blockage of a canal with accumulating dentin you must
"3 Periodically go back with small files to the calculaed working length
Absorbent paper points are used to?
"2 & 3
Rubber stops are used to mark a distance on?
"1,2,3
The action used for placing a file into a canal should resemble
A clockwise counterclockwiese motion with pressure directed apically
Pulpectomy is the ?
removal of the entire pulp
In treating a root canal before obtguration with gutta percha the most important consideration is ?
Thorough cleaing and shaping of the canal
The minimum size file used to the working length for an ideal canal prep is a
#30
An apical stop in the root canal is prepared with insturments approximately? short of the radiographic apex when possible
1 mm
A size? Gates glidden drill is usually used in a post and core prep following obturation
#3
In making a preparation for a post and core on a maxillary centaral incsor at least ? of gutta percha should be left in the apical section
4 mm
The minimal ideal enlargement of a canal for placing a post and core is to a size?
#70 file
The diameter of a root canal, as seen on the original exray willusually dictate the size file used to take the prvisional working length exray?
FALSE
In order to conserve tooth structure the access opening is usually smaller than the pulp chamber width?
FALSE
Initially, access opening in posterior teeth are made with?
A #4 round bur (high speed FG)
Endo files are used primarily
To enlarge and shape the root canal
The access opening for anteror teeth are mosays made on the
Lingual
The provisional lenth is the lenth to which the canal is sterilized before takkng an xray
FALSE
A provisional lenth exray shows the tip of the file 1 mm from the apex. this an acceptable xray to be used inthe calcualatgin the working length?
TRUE
Recapitulaion in the endo prep procedures means
Returning to the smalles file between each file used during the preparation
The best method of lcating an orifice of a molar canal is to first us a #?
16 explorer
Whatis the diameter at the tip where the cutting blades begin D0 of a #25?
.25mm
The size of agates glidden bur is identified by
The number of ring around the bur shaft
This picture is an
Endo excavator #31L
This is ?
An endo explorer
In general, an endo explorer is used to
Probe for a canal orifice
Which of the above is a Gatges glidden drill?
C
What is its size classification?
#6
The mesial lingual canal of a mandibular first molar is lcoated
Just lingual o the mesial dvp grooved of the mesial marginal ridge
The diameter size of an endo file may be identified by
"1 a numeral on the hub
The mesiobuccal root of an upper first molar is usually
Wide buccolingually
Accessory canals are most often detected
Obturation of the main canal
Access preparation on the molars require a?
#4 round bur
A palatal root on a n upper first molr will frequently curve to the
Lingual
As a rule the mesial canals of lower molars in an adult are usually more
curved and smaller than distal canals
The anatomical apex is the same as the radiographic apex
FALSE
The root canal in the mid-root section of maxillary premolrs is the widest in the buccal lingual direciton
TRUE
The apical foramen always exits the tooth at its radographic apex
FALSE
Which of the follwing teeth rarely have additional main canals?
Radiographic elongation errors are caused by?
Too little vertical angulation
Which of the the avove is a barbed broach
D
An exray is taken with the final used in place to
Confirm the correct working length
A serious drawback with the use of pastes only as a canal filling material is the difficulty in
Exercising measurement control
Absorbent paper points are used to ?
"2 & 3
In order to conserve tooth structure the access opening isusually smaller than the pulp chamber width
FALSE
Which would not be a true fact regarding gutta percha points used in the course
Dimensional stability
The endo spreader, when properly used provides space for
Accessory gutta percha
Grossmans sealer is basically a Zn oxide eugenol mixture and also contains lead tetroxide and paraformaldehyde to enhane its therapeutic value
FALSE
Gates glidden drills are designed to safely cut efficiently at
Low speeds
Which is the correct combo of a handle color and instrument size
Red number 25
Root canal spreader D11 is blunt smooth and tapered
FALSE
Root canal spreader D11 is used for vertical condensation tecnique
TRUE
The instrument of choice for removing debris from the pulp chamber i
#40 file
Fates glidden burs are effective in praring smal, curved canals due to the flexibility of the long thin tapering shaft
FALSE
Post and core preparation cannot be done at a different appointment than he canal filling appointment?
FALSE
Dr. Jon Ingles two year study of endo failures revealed that the predominant cause of failure was
Indadequate apical seal
The pulp chamber of the macillary first bicuspid is shaped as follows
More narrow mesiodistally
The procedure illustrated obove is an excellent method of determining the distance from incisal edge to pulp chamber
TRUE
The area show by the arrow in the preceeding illustration is
the lingual shoulder
The above illustration shows which type of canal configuration
Type 2
If a radiograph show a narrowing of the canal in the apical half (such as the illustration above) chances are good
That there are two canals present
When comparing the final file radiograph and final \fill radiograph, the filling material extends to the same apical point as the final file
TRUE
The dentino cemental jxn is an artificially prepared construction of the canal
TRUE
Failure to remove debris form the pulp horns may cause leakage into the root canal when the tissue degenerates
FALSE
When a file is placed in a tooth short of the apex and the film elongated, the film appears to be at a distance ? the radographic apex than it actually is
Much further away
Radiographic foreshortening errors are caused by ? vertical angulation
Too much
If the master piont is withdrawn with the spreader
It was not properly fitted
If a radiofraph taken to check the obturation shows an undrill or an overextension of the gutta perch, the maerial can be removed and the canal prepared and the gutta percha refitted
TRUE
A root canal filling terminates the same distance form the radiographic apex in vital as well as necrotic teeth
TRUE
The above illustration shows which tgype of canal confiuration
Type 3
5. All of the above"
?
Rotary instrumentation begins with a hand file?
TRUE
Irrigation solution and lubricant can be used at the same time when preparing canals
TRUE
Advantages of NiTi files include their extreme flexibilty and that they don not weaken following sterilization
True...?
The electric motor should set at
300 rpm
Before beginning any access opening, what shuould you do?
Carefully study the radiograph
When confirming the location of the pulp chamber with the D16 endo explorer
the explorer is directed? Directed along the long axis of the tooth
T/F When the file is outside of the apex
shoreshorteining or elongating the film may show the file outside the tooth but there no way of knowing how much it is beyond the radiographic apex? TRUE
the three standarized manufacturing lengths of the files used in the endo clinic at osu are 21
25
In smaller canal or canals with root curvatures
we want to adjust the stop on the spreader 2 mm shorter than the working length (if no bind occurs) or 2mm shorter than were the spreader binds in the canal? TRUE
If the file is not lubricated by an irrigant
it will have a tendency to engage the wall short of th working lenth TRUE
Clinically when 2 canals exist in the same roo
the most reliable method for determining the apical termination of each canal is by Varying the horizontal angulaion to sepate the canl radiographically
When we refer to an apical sop
we mean A preparation in the apical dentis which prevents the gutta percha from exiting the apical foramen
In the step back procedure
the files are worked to the full working lenth FALSE
Rubber stops are used to mark a distance on? "1
2
The diameter of a root canal
as seen on the original exray willusually dictate the size file used to take the prvisional working length exray? FALSE
Initially
access opening in posterior teeth are made with? A #4 round bur (high speed FG)
In general
an endo explorer is used to Probe for a canal orifice
The endo spreader
when properly used provides space for Accessory gutta percha
Fates glidden burs are effective in praring smal
curved canals due to the flexibility of the long thin tapering shaft FALSE
When comparing the final file radiograph and final \fill radiograph
the filling material extends to the same apical point as the final file TRUE
When a file is placed in a tooth short of the apex and the film elongated
the film appears to be at a distance ? the radographic apex than it actually is Much further away
If a radiofraph taken to check the obturation shows an undrill or an overextension of the gutta perch
the maerial can be removed and the canal prepared and the gutta percha refitted TRUE
Before beginning any access opening
what shuould you do? Carefully study the radiograph
When confirming the location of the pulp chamber with the D16 endo explorer
the explorer is directed? Directed along the long axis of the tooth
T/F When the file is outside of the apex
shoreshorteining or elongating the film may show the file outside the tooth but there no way of knowing how much it is beyond the radiographic apex? TRUE
the three standarized manufacturing lengths of the files used in the endo clinic at osu are 21
25
In smaller canal or canals with root curvatures
we want to adjust the stop on the spreader 2 mm shorter than the working length (if no bind occurs) or 2mm shorter than were the spreader binds in the canal? TRUE
If the file is not lubricated by an irrigant
it will have a tendency to engage the wall short of th working lenth TRUE
Clinically when 2 canals exist in the same roo
the most reliable method for determining the apical termination of each canal is by Varying the horizontal angulaion to sepate the canl radiographically
When we refer to an apical sop
we mean A preparation in the apical dentis which prevents the gutta percha from exiting the apical foramen
In the step back procedure
the files are worked to the full working lenth FALSE
Rubber stops are used to mark a distance on? "1
2
The diameter of a root canal
as seen on the original exray willusually dictate the size file used to take the prvisional working length exray? FALSE
Initially
access opening in posterior teeth are made with? A #4 round bur (high speed FG)
In general
an endo explorer is used to Probe for a canal orifice
The endo spreader
when properly used provides space for Accessory gutta percha
Fates glidden burs are effective in praring smal
curved canals due to the flexibility of the long thin tapering shaft FALSE
When comparing the final file radiograph and final \fill radiograph
the filling material extends to the same apical point as the final file TRUE
When a file is placed in a tooth short of the apex and the film elongated
the film appears to be at a distance ? the radographic apex than it actually is Much further away
If a radiofraph taken to check the obturation shows an undrill or an overextension of the gutta perch
the maerial can be removed and the canal prepared and the gutta percha refitted TRUE
Before beginning any access opening
what shuould you do? Carefully study the radiograph
When gaining access in older teeth
The chamber is too small to fall into
When confirming the location of the pulp chamber with the D16 endo explorer, the explorer is directed?
Directed along the long axis of the tooth
A type 3 canal is one that has
two canals exiting from the chamber which continue as 2 separate canals to the root apex
Lower anteriors?
May have more than canal a significant % of time
The working length of the tooth can be defined as?
The distance from the incisal reference point of the tooth to 1 mm short of the radiographic apex
T/F When the file is outside of the apex, shoreshorteining or elongating the film may show the file outside the tooth but there no way of knowing how much it is beyond the radiographic apex?
TRUE
If a stop is placed on the file crooked?
The working length can be wrong by 1 or 2 mm
When the file is placed in the tooth short of the apex and the file elongated?
The file appears to be at a distance much further away from the radiographic apex than it actually is
the three standarized manufacturing lengths of the files used in the endo clinic at osu are
21,25, 30
T/F A common error in access preparation in posterior teeth is to mistake the initial prep opening for the canal orifice?
TRUE
T/F The completed access opening in maxillary and mandibular bicuspids is broader in a mesio-distal direction than in facio-lingual direction
FALSE
Radiographic elongation errors are caused by?
Too little vertical angulation
T/F You must work both canals at the same time when they occour in the same root?
TRUE
The final size recommended for intermediate sized canals is?
45
In the illustrated radiograph the cone (and beam) were directed mesially. Which file is too long?
Mesial buccal
In the illustrated radograph the cone were directed distally. Which mesial file too long?
Mesial lingual
T/F The D-11 and #3 spreaders are? on the working end.
Pointed
T/F Two canals may be prestnt in thedistal rooth of the mandibular 1st?
TRUE
T/F The use of the D-16 endo ex;lorer is not necessary for exploring the chamber in posterior teeth since they have a large chamber?
FALSE
The access preparation in the occlusal surface of a mandibular 1st molar should be
Trapezoidal
The function of the root canal sealer is to fill discrepancies between the fit of the filling material and the dentin walls
TRUE
Gutta percha cones are approximately 60-75% zinc oxide
TRUE
We dont or cant use fine medium accessory cones as master points above the size #45 becasue
They are long enoughto reach the wroking length after they are customized
In smaller canal or canals with root curvatures, we want to adjust the stop on the spreader 2 mm shorter than the working length (if no bind occurs) or 2mm shorter than were the spreader binds in the canal?
TRUE
When there is a possibility of two canal occuring in one root?
Always determin the working length simultaneously
The dentin cemental jxn is?
A natural constriction of the root canal apically
If the file is not lubricated by an irrigant, it will have a tendency to engage the wall short of th working lenth
TRUE
According to the buccal object rule when the cone head is directed toward the distal of a two rooted bicuspid
The buccal canal is always distal in relation to the lingual canal
According to the buccal object rule when the cone head is directed toward the mesial of a two rooted bicuspid
The buccal canal is always mesial in relation to the lingual canal
Always determine a working simultaneously for each canal when there is a possibilty of two canals occuring in 1 root
TRUE
barbed bbroach must never be forcd apically because?
The barbs may engage the dentin walls and separate
Clinically when 2 canals exist in the same roo, the most reliable method for determining the apical termination of each canal is by
Varying the horizontal angulaion to sepate the canl radiographically
The object of using the gates glidden bur is to plane the side walls of the canal?
FALSE
Gates fglidden burs
Clean and prepare the coronal and middle portions of the canal
When we refer to an apical sop, we mean
A preparation in the apical dentis which prevents the gutta percha from exiting the apical foramen
In the step back procedure, the files are worked to the full working lenth
FALSE
To prevent blockage of a canal with accumulating dentin you must
"3 Periodically go back with small files to the calculaed working length
Absorbent paper points are used to?
"2 & 3
Rubber stops are used to mark a distance on?
"1,2,3
The action used for placing a file into a canal should resemble
A clockwise counterclockwiese motion with pressure directed apically
Pulpectomy is the ?
removal of the entire pulp
In treating a root canal before obtguration with gutta percha the most important consideration is ?
Thorough cleaing and shaping of the canal
The minimum size file used to the working length for an ideal canal prep is a
#30
An apical stop in the root canal is prepared with insturments approximately? short of the radiographic apex when possible
1 mm
A size? Gates glidden drill is usually used in a post and core prep following obturation
#3
In making a preparation for a post and core on a maxillary centaral incsor at least ? of gutta percha should be left in the apical section
4 mm
The minimal ideal enlargement of a canal for placing a post and core is to a size?
#70 file
The diameter of a root canal, as seen on the original exray willusually dictate the size file used to take the prvisional working length exray?
FALSE
In order to conserve tooth structure the access opening is usually smaller than the pulp chamber width?
FALSE
Initially, access opening in posterior teeth are made with?
A #4 round bur (high speed FG)
Endo files are used primarily
To enlarge and shape the root canal
The access opening for anteror teeth are mosays made on the
Lingual
The provisional lenth is the lenth to which the canal is sterilized before takkng an xray
FALSE
A provisional lenth exray shows the tip of the file 1 mm from the apex. this an acceptable xray to be used inthe calcualatgin the working length?
TRUE
Recapitulaion in the endo prep procedures means
Returning to the smalles file between each file used during the preparation
The best method of lcating an orifice of a molar canal is to first us a #?
16 explorer
Whatis the diameter at the tip where the cutting blades begin D0 of a #25?
.25mm
The size of agates glidden bur is identified by
The number of ring around the bur shaft
This picture is an
Endo excavator #31L
This is ?
An endo explorer
In general, an endo explorer is used to
Probe for a canal orifice
Which of the above is a Gatges glidden drill?
C
What is its size classification?
#6
The mesial lingual canal of a mandibular first molar is lcoated
Just lingual o the mesial dvp grooved of the mesial marginal ridge
The diameter size of an endo file may be identified by
"1 a numeral on the hub
The mesiobuccal root of an upper first molar is usually
Wide buccolingually
Accessory canals are most often detected
Obturation of the main canal
Access preparation on the molars require a?
#4 round bur
A palatal root on a n upper first molr will frequently curve to the
Lingual
As a rule the mesial canals of lower molars in an adult are usually more
curved and smaller than distal canals
The anatomical apex is the same as the radiographic apex
FALSE
The root canal in the mid-root section of maxillary premolrs is the widest in the buccal lingual direciton
TRUE
The apical foramen always exits the tooth at its radographic apex
FALSE
Which of the follwing teeth rarely have additional main canals?
Radiographic elongation errors are caused by?
Too little vertical angulation
Which of the the avove is a barbed broach
D
An exray is taken with the final used in place to
Confirm the correct working length
A serious drawback with the use of pastes only as a canal filling material is the difficulty in
Exercising measurement control
Absorbent paper points are used to ?
"2 & 3
In order to conserve tooth structure the access opening isusually smaller than the pulp chamber width
FALSE
Which would not be a true fact regarding gutta percha points used in the course
Dimensional stability
The endo spreader, when properly used provides space for
Accessory gutta percha
Grossmans sealer is basically a Zn oxide eugenol mixture and also contains lead tetroxide and paraformaldehyde to enhane its therapeutic value
FALSE
Gates glidden drills are designed to safely cut efficiently at
Low speeds
Which is the correct combo of a handle color and instrument size
Red number 25
Root canal spreader D11 is blunt smooth and tapered
FALSE
Root canal spreader D11 is used for vertical condensation tecnique
TRUE
The instrument of choice for removing debris from the pulp chamber i
#40 file
Fates glidden burs are effective in praring smal, curved canals due to the flexibility of the long thin tapering shaft
FALSE
Post and core preparation cannot be done at a different appointment than he canal filling appointment?
FALSE
Dr. Jon Ingles two year study of endo failures revealed that the predominant cause of failure was
Indadequate apical seal
The pulp chamber of the macillary first bicuspid is shaped as follows
More narrow mesiodistally
The procedure illustrated obove is an excellent method of determining the distance from incisal edge to pulp chamber
TRUE
The area show by the arrow in the preceeding illustration is
the lingual shoulder
The above illustration shows which type of canal configuration
Type 2
If a radiograph show a narrowing of the canal in the apical half (such as the illustration above) chances are good
That there are two canals present
When comparing the final file radiograph and final \fill radiograph, the filling material extends to the same apical point as the final file
TRUE
The dentino cemental jxn is an artificially prepared construction of the canal
TRUE
Failure to remove debris form the pulp horns may cause leakage into the root canal when the tissue degenerates
FALSE
When a file is placed in a tooth short of the apex and the film elongated, the film appears to be at a distance ? the radographic apex than it actually is
Much further away
Radiographic foreshortening errors are caused by ? vertical angulation
Too much
If the master piont is withdrawn with the spreader
It was not properly fitted
If a radiofraph taken to check the obturation shows an undrill or an overextension of the gutta perch, the maerial can be removed and the canal prepared and the gutta percha refitted
TRUE
A root canal filling terminates the same distance form the radiographic apex in vital as well as necrotic teeth
TRUE
The above illustration shows which tgype of canal confiuration
Type 3
5. All of the above"
?
Rotary instrumentation begins with a hand file?
TRUE
Irrigation solution and lubricant can be used at the same time when preparing canals
TRUE
Advantages of NiTi files include their extreme flexibilty and that they don not weaken following sterilization
True...?
The electric motor should set at
300 rpm
Before beginning any access opening, what shuould you do?
Carefully study the radiograph