Ultrasonic Tips in Surgical and Non Surgical Root Canal Therapy: A Review of Literature Reddy Sahithi1,*, Venkatesh Alagarsamy2, Geethapriya Nagarajan3, Subbiya Arunajatesan4 1Second Year PG Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 2Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 3Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 4Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Sahithi Reddy, M.D.S., Second Year PG Student, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai-600100, Tamilnadu, India.. Phone: 8008684449, Email: sahithi.rdy@gmail.com
Online published on 4 April, 2020. Abstract Dentistry has been revolutionized by the development of ultrasonic tips. It gives a minimally invasive approach, and with optimum magnification it can favor a successful conservative treatment. Ultrasonics are ideal for endodontic use and offers many applications and advantages like improved techniques and use of materials, and helps enrich the way endodontics is being practiced beginning from access preparation to re-treatment and also surgical treatment. They offer numerous advantages over conventional methods and a viable option employed by the dentists. Most frequent applications of ultrasonics in endodontics are access refinement, finding calcified canals, and removal of attached pulp stones and intracanal obstructions, increased action of irrigating solutions, condensation of gutta-percha, placement of mineral trioxide aggregate, in surgical endodontics and root canal preparation. Due to its efficiency there is an increased focus on the use and possible consequences of ultrasonics. This review article describes the various uses of ultrasonics in surgical and non surgical root canal treatment in a clinical perspective. Top Keywords Ultrasonics, retro-tips, RCT, root-end cavity, post. Top |