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What action should be avoided during canal instrumentation to prevent binding or dentin removal?
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?
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?
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?
What is the main purpose of copious irrigation between each instrument in the canal during endodontic treatment?
What action should be taken to effectively clean inaccessible regions of the canal during endodontic treatment?
What action should be taken to effectively clean inaccessible regions of the canal during endodontic treatment?
Which motion is used to loosen debris during recapitulation in endodontic treatment?
Which motion is used to loosen debris during recapitulation in endodontic treatment?
What is the most appropriate way to remove debris from all walls during endodontic treatment?
What is the most appropriate way to remove debris from all walls during endodontic treatment?
What should be done to clean debris from the flutes of an instrument during canal instrumentation?
What should be done to clean debris from the flutes of an instrument during canal instrumentation?
What is done after each insertion of a file in endodontic treatment?
What is done after each insertion of a file in endodontic treatment?
Why is apical canal enlargement gradual in endodontic treatment?
Why is apical canal enlargement gradual in endodontic treatment?
