The “balanced force” concept for instrumentation of curved canals

Factors influencing the diagnosis and management of teeth with pulpal and periradicular disease by general dental practitioners. Part 2

“…The balanced force technique was used by 31.7% of respondents and was used more often by those who had graduated more recently which is understandable as the technique was first described in 1985. 15 This technique has been shown to be superior in shaping the root canal than other hand preparation methods. [16][17][18] Despite the small numbers of practitioners who were using nickeltitanium rotary instruments there was considerable interest in their use.…”

Applying liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to assess endodontic sealer microleakage

“…The working length was determined by subtracting 1 mm from this length. Root canal orifices were enlarged using the #1, #2 and #3 Gates-Glidden drills (Dentsply-Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland), and the canals were enlarged to file #50, using the balanced force technique 15 with K-Flexofiles; 2.5% sodium hypochlorite was used as the irrigant solution. A final irrigation was performed to eliminate any residual effects of the sodium hypochlorite, using 3 mL of 17% EDTA and distilled water for 1 minute.…”

Rotation or reciprocation: a contemporary look at NiTi instruments?

“…8 This technique allows the use of larger stainless steel files to counter the natural canal curvature during preparation. 9 However, the use of stainless steel hand files is time consuming and tiring and produces a high level of procedural errors.…”