摘要 |
A prefilled disposable apparatus is provided for placing thermoplastic filling material including gutta percha in an endodontically prepared root canal. A hollow carrier has a distal end and a proximal end and has a cylindrical carrier bore defined therethrough. A plug of thermoplastic filling material is contained in the carrier bore. The carrier is made of thermally conducting material which can be heated to a temperature sufficient to soften the filling material. A displacing shaft is received in the proximal end of the carrier bore for displacing the softened thermoplastic filling material from the distal end of the carrier bore into the endodontically prepared root canal. |