Tailored instrumentation technique and a more predictable irrigation

Endodontic treatment is a predictable procedure with high success rates. Success depends on a number of factors, including appropriate instrumentation, successful irrigation and decontamination of the root canal space to the apices and in areas such as isthmuses. The challenge for successful endodontic treatment has always been to deal, in a safe and effective way, with a very complex root canal anatomy. To provide an efficient and safe root canal instrumentation it’s important to find one tailored instrumentation system, who adapts to the root canal anatomy.

We can find this with TF Adaptive system. It achieves this by using a patented motion, the innovative TF Adaptive motion technology, which automatically adapts to instrumentation stress. This “adaptive” motion is therefore meant to reduce the risk of intracanal failure without affecting performance, due to the fact that the best movement for each different clinical situation is automatically selected by the Adaptive motor. The TF Adaptive system increases the clinician’s ability to safely, predictably, and efficiently shape the root-canal system.

According to Haapasalo (2014), irrigation is a key part of sucessful root canal treatment. Is also the only way to impact those areas of the root canal wall not touched by mechanical instrumentation. EndoVac (apical negative pressure irrigation system) is the key part of a more predictable irrigation, allowing to delivery irrigant to full WL. Negative pressure irrigation seems to bring endodontic treatment closer to more predictable apical irrigation, avoiding vapor lock effect and the risk of apical extrusion.