14/06/2026
Dens Invaginatus: when your access cavity is slightly unconventional.
Tough presentation with an invagination of the UR2, looked lined by enamel. The tooth was responding to cold stimuli and the CBCT showed intact PDL with the main canal; the periapical radiolucency was associated with the invagination mesially.
Access was really off-line, so we decided to treat only the invagination. Good chance of surgery due to the irregularity of the mesial aspect of the root where the invagination formed.
U/S need to break the enamel barrier within the invagination, and obturated with Well-Root putty, as it was quite irregular apically. Annoying void at the base of the composite
“suspension bubble”.
To review buccal sinus and radiolucency at 6 months.
03/06/2026
Same philosophy, slightly different kit.
We finally sat down and compared our absolute favourites - hand files, rotary, matrix bands, piezo tips, clamps and the kit that’s changed our endo the most. Jon vs Luca, head to head👇
Turns out we agree on more than we expected (CBCT… JINX🤝) - but we’ve each got our own go-to instruments and our own guilty pleasures (one of us may or may not run on 80s power ballads🎶).
At the heart of it all: restorative endodontics. The root treatment and the restorative foundation on top are of equal importance - and sometimes the older, tried-and-tested instruments still reign supreme.
Swipe through to see our picks 👉 Which ones do you swear by? Let us know below👇
17/05/2026
Our go-to bur kit for the majority of endodontic cases!
This little setup gets used daily for:
▪️Restoration removal
▪️Caries removal
▪️Pulp chamber access
▪️Horizontal & vertical margin crown preparations
▪️Onlay preps
▪️Composite finishing
Of course, some cases call for more specialised adjunctive burs too. We’ll often reach for narrower burs, an endo tracer bur (long-neck tungsten carbide slow-speed bur) and ultrasonics when extra precision is needed.
But overall… this kit covers a huge percentage of our workflow and keeps things efficient, predictable and minimally stressful chairside.
Now the important question👇🏻
What’s the ONE bur you couldn’t work without in your kit??
14/05/2026
Updated protocol for Rotate - we had to modify it slightly from the original.
We found that the GP seating was a little snug and hit and miss with the previous protocol. We recommend using the 20/05 to transition to the end.
➢ Versatile system with different range options: 04, 06 and different apical sizes,
➢ Controlled memory file,
➢ Slight brushing motion on the way out when using it,
Remember this simplified protocol can fit most cases and is a good introduction to a new user.
The range of Rotate allows you to have larger apical sizes or tapers if you choose to or prefer. Think of wider apices or larger canals.
For narrower, curved, calcified cases we would stick to this protocol. It would be used in a crown down fashion. Meaning: the 15/04. 20/05, 25/04 would be used sequentially without reaching the working length on their first cycle of passes; each larger file would likely finish slightly shorter than the previous smaller file – crown down process.
14/05/2026