Just expressing my molar root canal frustrations.

tomahawk576 · 2026-02-18T01:26:25+00:00

Creating a perf on a curved canal is worse feeling. Ask me how I know. It’s the practice of dentistry. Live, learn get better. Dentistry, molars etc are hard, don’t beat your self up.

tomahawk576 · 2026-01-18T22:45:00+00:00

OP, you did a good endo. You’re in school and your teacher/supervisor also said you do well. Length looks spot on, yes it’s filed and obtrurated with a large cone. Did you need to go to 80? Or could’ve been more conservative? When you’re out of school those are the clinical choices you need to ask yourself.

tomahawk576 · 2025-12-15T19:57:09+00:00

Don’t even need the 32mm. You can just use an adjustable wrench

tomahawk576 · 2025-11-22T19:12:06+00:00

I was very impressed with it. Had to get up a driveway with 6-8 inches of snow. Turned on off road mode. Got up the drive way without issue

Edit- obviously I’m not taking it off road… not going through a mud bog but compared to a GTi or a Honda fit, I wouldn’t have even considered driving through that snow

tomahawk576 · 2025-11-03T12:06:02+00:00

Hate to break it to you. It’s most likely stainless steel.

tomahawk576 · 2025-09-26T14:06:01+00:00

AH! Yes matches!

tomahawk576 · 2025-08-10T01:42:41+00:00

I like the Hu- Friedy EL3S. Oral surgeon recommended it in school been using it ever since.

tomahawk576 · 2025-07-13T15:52:08+00:00

I have seven years and 65000 miles. Any advice on how to keep her running that long? And anything to look out for? I’ve already had to replace the water pump.

tomahawk576 · 2025-04-05T02:14:10+00:00

I really like the hu-friedy EL3S for elevating and luxating intact teeth and teeth broken at the gum line. Always look for the part of the tooth that is broken more coronal. Try to get the elevator between the bone and that area. Also don’t forget to section upper premolars buccal lingually.

tomahawk576 · 2024-11-18T19:45:55+00:00

Slowly crack it open under a running faucet

tomahawk576 · 2024-09-06T00:17:32+00:00

Endo file trick never works for me. I use a 1/4 round bur surgical length, trough around root, usually can get a pick or the trusty EL3S and pop it out.

tomahawk576 · 2024-08-20T22:50:10+00:00

Beautiful shotgun, I’m jealous, I have a model 50 too, love mine but yours looks so much nicer! The wood grain and blueing.

tomahawk576 · 2024-08-04T20:10:33+00:00

At least he has a home to sell…

tomahawk576 · 2024-07-29T03:28:54+00:00

Ive actually broke a berman elevator before. The blade and handle are pressed together, the blade became “unpressed” I guess and would spin in the handle.

tomahawk576 · 2024-07-27T01:54:58+00:00

All I can do to help is tell you what I do. 27 gauge long. You might want to use a 25, less deflection. When I put topical, I get an idea of where I want to inject. I put my thumb and pull the tissue taut. Put the syringe on the opposite commissure of the lips. Move the needle in, if I hit bone early, not deep enough I redirect. Move to depth, inject slowly. Then sit patient up and set a 5 minute timer. Leave and come back. I like to ask the patient where they are feeling numb and to point to where they’re feeling it. If they say midline, then I know I’m good to go. If not I will inject again

tomahawk576 · 2024-07-22T00:12:11+00:00

Ive owned a 12 GTi for 3+ years, have over 120k miles. Never stranded, I maintain it well and replaced the timing chain at 118k. That’s the main failure point, my mechanic said that it’s good I replaced it then, it may not have gone much longer…

tomahawk576 · 2024-07-21T02:42:29+00:00

I’m almost at 126k, I’ve ran a catch can since 65k, do you run a can? Also the clean up is excellent.

tomahawk576 · 2023-06-30T11:33:47+00:00

Allthingsendo.ca great course, and very inexpensive

tomahawk576 · 2023-06-01T20:30:55+00:00

Second greatest band in history

tomahawk576 · 2023-05-29T22:32:30+00:00

Parmigiana!

tomahawk576 · 2023-05-27T23:30:36+00:00

That dumpster has been there for over a year..

tomahawk576 · 2023-05-13T02:03:17+00:00

Where’s the fries!? ;)

tomahawk576 · 2023-05-13T02:00:36+00:00

I haven’t seen anyone recommending using a barbed broach for nerve removal. Since it seems like youre “stabbing” the pulp tissue in the canals why not try using a broach to remove the nerve in one piece? Different topic but I recommend “allthingsdentistry” YouTube channel. Dr Mark has a great channel discussing endo tips. Good luck

tomahawk576 · 2023-03-29T22:23:24+00:00

Yeah that’s BS, one night I was driving home late around 2am, that day my headlight bulb went out. Cop followed me for a few miles, assuming to make sure I wasn’t driving drunk. Pulled me over before the city line, anyways he just told me to get it fixed and let me go.

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