Manualless shaping "IT IS POSSIBLE"!

Root canal shaping is considered a very important steps during endodontic treatment.

Research has shown that mechanical instrumentation greatly reduces the number of microorganisms remaining in the root canal system.

With respect to canal anatomy a sequence of files should be planned according to case difficulty in order to avoid errors during root canal shaping and apical finishing.

The use of manual files specially in glide path preparation “if not exist” is very important step in managing narrow canals or canals with multiplanner curvatures as its considered a safety measure for negotiating the canal and decrease incidence of separation of motor driven files. Thanks to the greater tactile control.

But in fact we can say not all the cases are difficult, not all the cases have narrow nor severely curved canals and here come the role of case difficulty assessment.

For regular cases specially in experts hands, skipping the use of manual files is possible not to mention it is the way many Endodontists like to manage straight forward cases.

And here I would like to confirm that skipping the use of manual files for important steps like glide path is totally a clinical judgment choice based on level of experience and the available tools to manage endodontic space with the use of mechanical glide path files only.