A dental root canal-treating appliance.

摘要

A dental root canal-treating appliance (10) is described which can be used for cleaning pulp cavity (17) and/or for application of medicine in the treatment of the root canal, the appliance being in the form of a slender rod of a diameter larger than 0.3 mm and a length of about 30 mm with appropriate numbers of continuous slits or conduits for absorption of liquid and/or blood in the canal (19) and/or for retention of the medicine, with at least one end of the rod, over a length less than about 2 mm from the tip, a thinner end (3) section of the diameter about 0.25 mm being formed so that a shoulder (2) is formed, the shoulder (2) acting as an engagement-edge or stop-edge against the bottom (20) of the canal (19) and apical foramen (13) in the diseased teeth.