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Shaping, Disinfection, and Obturation for Molars

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Shaping the canal system to promote disinfection and obturation is the cornerstone of molar endodontics. Clinical outcomes, both long and short term, hinge on the technical quality and attention to detail invested into this step. This chapter summarizes currently understood best practices, independent from specific instruments or technologies. A historically proved lead principle here, as in medicine in general, is “do not harm.”

Building on other chapters in this book, the rationale and literature supporting the must-haves and must-dos, techniques to fulfill the objectives for pertinent steps of shaping, cleaning, and filling during root canal treatment are described.

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Peters, O.A., Arias, A. (2017). Shaping, Disinfection, and Obturation for Molars. In: Peters, O. (eds) The Guidebook to Molar Endodontics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52901-0_6

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