Barry L. Musikant, D.M.D., F.A.S.D.A. :
 Barry Musikant |
 HE MORE I LECTURE on alternative methods of endodontic instrumentation compared to rotary NiTi, the more I realize that rotary NiTi is not the issue. The real nemesis for dentists is their continued use of K-files. Rotary NiTi reduces, but does not eliminate, the supposed need for K-files, the instrument of choice for creating the glide path. If one analyzes the design of K-files and the way they are used, one quickly realizes that their design does not support their function. The problem is that very few teachers in most of our schools have ever bothered to make the analysis that is the first step in understanding the relationship between form and function. So let’s give it a try right now. (more…) |
