Patent ID: 6059572
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A method for anatomical removal and cleaning of essentially all pulp material from the operative coronal portion, the operative middle portion and the apical root portion of an operative root canal in a tooth, the method comprising:exposing the root canal by removing a portion of the tooth at a crown thereof and by removing the top of the pulp chamber;removing and cleaning essentially all pulp material from the operative coronal portion and the operative middle portion without significantly removing pulp material from the apical root portion by flexibly moving an instrument within the operative middle portion in a cleaning motion in conformance with the anatomical shape of the operative middle portion; andimproving access into the apical root portion after the pulp material has been essentially removed from the operative middle portion; andremoving and cleaning essentially all remaining pulp material from the apical root portion after access into the apical root portion has been improved.