RCT - can’t get canal dry
New grad, 1.5 years out of school. Was doing rct #12, everything going well nothing out of ordinary. After enlarging both canals to size 35 rotary and allowing NaOCL to sit in canal for 5 min, I began drying canals; palatal was bone dry after 3-4 paper points, buccal WOULD NOT GET DRY, I’m talking 20+ paper points size 40, packing cotton and letting sit, more paper points; and they are still coming out with nearly half the point visibly wet, not blood this was clear fluid. Ended up placing a cotton pellet, temporizing, and telling patient to come back next week to finish. Never experienced anything like this before, I’ll post a couple links to pics below
https://imgur.com/gallery/6N0cPB3
https://imgur.com/gallery/TBqLmEo
*follow up- what apex locators are you using? We have 2 models: SybronEndo Apex ID and brasseler Endosync A.I. and neither I or owner have been able to get them to work. Probably user error 🤷🏼♂️ but have used others at previous jobs that worked great 1st try. Looking into purchasing one for me
- Edit: dx was necrotic