Root Canal Refining Techniques Quiz

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What action should be avoided during canal instrumentation to prevent binding or dentin removal?

  • Circumferential filing on the outstroke
  • Continuous apical rotation
  • Using a watch winding or twiddling action (correct)
  • Apical-to-coronal filing

What is the purpose of initial canal exploration with smaller files in endodontic treatment?

  • To clean inaccessible regions of the canal
  • To enlarge the apical canal gradually
  • To gauge canal size, shape, and configuration (correct)
  • To remove debris from the canal walls

When is recapitulation typically performed in endodontic treatment?

  • After cleaning debris from the flutes of the file
  • Before using sequentially larger files
  • After rotating the master apical file (correct)
  • After irrigating between each instrument

What is the main purpose of copious irrigation between each instrument in the canal during endodontic treatment?

<p>To disinfect the canal space (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What action should be taken to effectively clean inaccessible regions of the canal during endodontic treatment?

<p>Recapitulating with smaller files at working length (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which motion is used to loosen debris during recapitulation in endodontic treatment?

<p>Watch winding or twiddling action (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most appropriate way to remove debris from all walls during endodontic treatment?

<p>By reaming at or close to working length (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be done to clean debris from the flutes of an instrument during canal instrumentation?

<p>Use alcohol-soaked gauze or cotton roll (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is done after each insertion of a file in endodontic treatment?

<p>The flutes are cleaned of debris before reinsertion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is apical canal enlargement gradual in endodontic treatment?

<p>To prevent instrument binding and dentin removal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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