SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING A DENTAL ROOT CANAL

摘要

A system for sterilizing a dental root canal comprising: an electronic apex locator (12) configured to determine the apex of the dental root canal; and a dental instrument (14), in data communication with the electronic apex locator and having a working tip (14), the working tip configured to be inserted into the dental root canal (20), the dental instrument in communication with a sterilizing unit (18) configured to automatically transmit an electric pulse via the working tip into the root canal, the electric pulse selected for sterilizing the root canal.