It seems so easy to do. Just angle the xray head a little mesial and or distal and bam - there's your shift. Oh really?
How many times have I had difficulty in getting a clear shift? Often enough. I am no means an expert in clinical radiography techniques and look to experts when in time of need.
I needed
He responded. He = our resident endodontic mentor, Dr. "no refined carbs for 30 days"
I was having difficulty in obtaining a clear shift shot and he suggested using a hedstrom file in one of the canals to aid in determining which canal was what.
No way.
Yes way - it's that simple. No bending the file, moving the stopper, etc to change the appearance of one. It worked and I was able to confirm WL before initiating cleaning and shaping (rotary endodontics).
Cheers
Ashley
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| Pretend this is a bicuspid w/ a palatal and facial canal |
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| There's my shift, but sometimes, I have difficulty determining one canal from the other (ie which canal is which?) |
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| Change one out for a different file (hedstrom) and life is zenlike perhaps? |
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| A simple radiographic comparison (Kfile vs Hedstrom) |
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