Endo Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition No.3, 2016

Dental Tribune Middle East & Africa Edition | 3/2016 endo tribune 3 Irrigatys ByDTI With endodontic treatment, there is theriskofsuperinfection.TheFrench laboratory ITENA Clinical claims to have solved this problem with its revolutionaryIrrigatyshandpiece. This two-in-one device is used for both irrigation and agitation of the cleaning solution inside the root ca- nal. To achieve this, the laboratory put a perforated metal tip at the top ofthehandpiecetodelivertheclean- ing solution in an oscillating move- ment. A removable tank allows the root ca- nal to be treated successively using sodiumhypochloriteandEDTA.The irrigationlinedirectsthecleaningso- lutionthroughthemetaltip. The patented technology, achieved after six years of research, optimises the results of a very complex pro- cedure, according to the company. Ambidextrous,lightandflexible,the device has excellent ergonomics, providing intuitive handling. Irri- gatysrechargesonachargingstation thatcanbefixedtothechair. Irrigatys is available with all of its ac- cessories in a starter kit. The metal tips are available in two sizes, 17 mm and21mm,tocoverallclinicalcases. canals,thefirstwaveofcondensationwasper- formed in the canals one after another, and the manual plugger that reached 5 mm from working length was used thereafter in order to control the apical plug. Sealer was placed inside the canal, the preheated cartridge was inserted very slowly with no pressure applied on the needle, since it should reach 7 mm Fig11 Fig12 Fig13 from the working length, 5 mm was injected intoeachcanal,manualpluggerswereusedto condense this part and final filling of the root canalsystemwasperformed,alsofollowedby handplugging.Thehydraulicforcegenerated with this technique is sufficient to seal lateral and accessory canals and, of course, the re- sorption in the distal canal that appeared in thefinalpostoperativeradiograph(Fig.13). The root canal system has a very complex anatomy and this is not often apparent on radiographs. Performing a partial root canal treatment and placing one cone is not the gold standard in root canal treatment. Seal- ing the root canal system is the final step per- Prof.PhilippeSleiman AdvanceAmericanDentalCenter AbuDhabiandDubai,UAE profsleiman@gmail.com formed by the endodontist to com- plete the root canal treatment, but it shouldbeconcludedwithahermetic sealontopofit. The article was published in Roots Magazine1/2016 ◊Page2

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