Root Canal Stripping: Malpractice or Common Procedural Accident—An Ethical Dilemma in Endodontics

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(a) The endodontic lesion extended from the apex of the mesial root of tooth 4.6. towards the furcation dome, causing an external resorption of the mesial aspect of the distal root. (b) The regular shaping with nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) instruments of the distal canal resulted in stripping with extrusion of the filling material, which became obvious only on postoperative radiographic examination.

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