Removal of a fractured instrument
Fig. 1: Diagnostic radiograph, showing two separated instruments in the mesial root.
Fig. 2: A modified Gates-Glidden bur used for creating a plateau above the instrument.
Fig. 3: One of the separated instruments.
Fig. 4: Gutta-percha cone fitting.
Fig. 5: The pulp chamber after obturation with gutta-percha.
Fig. 6: Final radiograph (parallel).
Fig. 7: Final radiograph (angled).
Fig. 8: Diagnostic radiograph, showing the separated instrument at approx. 5 mm from the apex.
Fig. 9: The separated instrument.
Fig. 10: The separated file after retrieval.
Fig. 11: Working length determination.
Fig. 12: Deep apical split.
Fig. 13: Gutta-percha cone fitting.
Fig. 14: Apical obturation with gutta-percha.
Fig. 15: The pulp chamber after complete obturation with gutta-percha.
Fig. 16: Final radiograph (parallel).
Fig. 17: Final radiograph (angled).
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