Technique Tips - MICRO MEGA HEROfill Notice D'utilisation

IV Technique tips
Adjusting the HEROfill
The versatility of the HEROfill
apparent when confronted with a canal that is unusually short or unusually
long.
The normal length of the HEROfill
plastic core to the base of the handle, and 35 mm including the handle. The
plastic core is 24 mm long while the exposed portion of the metal insertion
pin makes up the additional 3 mm. For unusual cases requiring a different
length obturator, keep in mind that the total length of the metal insertion
pin is 9 mm, meaning that an additional 6 mm inside the hollow core may
be modified prior to heating.
To create a 31 mm length obturator:
1. Simply pull the handle with a twisting motion until a total of 7 mm of the
metal insertion pin is exposed.
2. Heat and insert in the usual manner
be taken to prevent collapsing the opening in the core)
4. Re-insert the pin fully into the core.
The base of the handle should rest on the plastic core.
5. Heat and insert the obturator in the usual manner.
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obturator working distance
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endodontic obturators becomes readily
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obturator is 27 mm from the tip of the
To create a 22 mm length obturator:
1. Remove the pin and handle from the
plastic core by pulling it out with a twisting
motion.
2. Trim 4 mm from the tip of the pin with
wire cutters.
3. Trim the coronal portion of the plastic
core at 22 mm using a diamond disk or
similar cutting device.
(Wire cutters may be used, but care should