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https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24673| Document Type: | Artigo |
| Title: | Alternative techniques to remove fractured instrument fragments from the apical third of root canals: report of two cases |
| Authors: | Brito Júnior, Manoel Normanha, João Américo Camilo, Carla Cristina Faria e Silva, André Luis Saquy, Paulo César Ferraz, Maria Ãngela Arêa Leão Silva Sousa, Yara Teresinha Correa |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Resumo : | This paper describes two cases of instrument fragment removal from the apical thirds of root canals using a customized extractor and a modified needle technique, respectively. In case 1, a customized extractor was manufactured to remove a bur fragment located in the apical root canal of a maxillary central incisor. The use of this extractor enabled successful and conservative removal of the instrument fragment. In case 2, a modified injection needle was used as a trepan to gain access around an instrument fragment located in the curved apical portion of the mesiobuccal canal of a mandibular molar. A segment of steel wire was inserted into the needle lumen to engage the metallic fragment, enabling its removal with counter-clockwise rotation and a simultaneous pull-out motion. Alternative and creative methods are useful for the management of intracanal metallic fragments during root canal treatment. |
| Keywords: | Fractured instrument Root canal therapy Extractors |
| ISSN: | 1806-4760 |
| Is part of: | Brazilian Dental Journal |
| Language: | eng |
| Publisher / Institution : | Fundação Odontológica de Ribeirão Preto |
| Citation: | BRITO JÚNIOR, M. et al. Alternative techniques to remove fractured instrument fragments from the apical third of root canals: report of two cases. Brazilian Dental Journal, Ribeirão Preto, v. 26, n. 1, p. 79–85, 2015. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/bdj/a/GhnvhpxkZ3nmsSHkNkY9BCk/?lang=en. Acesso em: 26 fev. 2026. |
| License: | Creative Commons Atribuição-NãoComercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC 4.0) |
| Identifier: | https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-6440201302446 |
| URI: | https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24673 |
| Appears in Collections: | DOD - Artigos de periódicos |
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