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(Fig 19D)
The patient returned a week later happily reporting
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that she can now eat properly, tooth 36 felt more
stable, and she no longer has any gingival swellings.
The tooth was accessed again and all canals were
cleaned and shaped utilizing the envelope of motion.
The cone fit radiograph shows good canal shaping
and fit of the master cones.
(Fig 19E)
Warm vertical compaction technique was used to
obturate the tooth and a core was placed. The
radiograph shows good obturation depth and
density, and the extruded sealers at the exit of each
canal represent tight apical seal.
(Fig 19F) (Fig 19G)
The flow and taper of the obturated The only disappointment was that no
canals match their corresponding root lateral or furcal canals were seen
shape following the natural curvature obturated at the furcation area as
of the original canals. expected.
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