Broken Reamer

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From: David Dodell
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 14:27

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Concerning the broken reamer during a root canal procedure;

This does happen, and usually if you can seal around the reamer, the
procedure will be successful.  Your dentist did the right thing by
informing you of the break.  Before the present form of sealing root
canals (gutta percha) metal files were used (silver points) ... that
method worked for a number of years successfully.

Running to an attorney is not the answer.  Why do people feel this is
the answer?  Doctors are not god, things do go wrong in treatment, and
you do you best to give the best standard-of-care you can.  But a broken
reamer is within the standard-of-care if everything else was done
correctly.

David

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Subject: Broken Reamer
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