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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1998
Steven S. Senia, San Antonio, TX (US);
William L. Wildey, Keller, TX (US);
Ennio S. Senia, San Antonio, TX (US);
Lightspeed Technology, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of filling a root canal of a tooth includes inserting a plug of filling material into the root canal until a tip of the plug resides substantially at the apical foramen of the root canal and delivering a filling material into a remaining exposed portion of the root canal. An instrument for delivering a plug of filling material into a root canal of a tooth includes a shaft and a head formed integrally with the shaft, wherein the head includes a tip for receiving a plug of filling material. An instrument for delivering filling material into a root canal of a tooth includes a shaft and a working portion formed integrally with the shaft for carrying the filling material.