Warm Gutta-Percha Fills

It seems like all the endodontists and general practitioners in my area are using warm gutta-percha fills. For some reason, Thermafil is not being used much.

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 Use Glass Ionomer to Cement Posts and Seal up Endo Access?

My endodontist has told me that composite leaks badly and that many of the endo cases that he does are due to composites that leak. He advised me to use glass ionomer to cement posts and to seal up endo access…

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 Unicore Drill: Easily Remove Thermafil?

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Ultradent has a fiber post and drill system called UniCore. Ultradent claims that their new drill will easily remove the Thermafil carrier.

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 Thermafil Carriers: Difficulty Removing Gutta-Percha

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I recently started using Thermafil to obturate root canal preparations The only problem I am having is that I find it really difficult to remove gutta-percha and the centeral plastic portion of the carrier.

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 Diaroot: Effective Treatment for Repair of Root Perforations?

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DiaDent has now released their new product DiaRoot specifically for treating perforations. Has anybody tried Diaroot and Is it as good as ProRoot MTA from Tulsa?

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 Soft-Core HD vs. Thermafil

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I have been reading about Soft-Core HD (Axis) which is very similar to Thermafil but somewhat cheaper. Really looks to be about the same kind of product. Have any of you switched from Thermafil to Soft-Core HD?

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 HotShot: Cordless Obturation Delivery Device

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Discus Dental has come out with a new delivery system for warm gutta-percha called the HotShot. The temperature of the gutta-percha can be set up to 230 degrees Centigrade.

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