Prevention and management of fractured instruments in endodontic treatment

Figure 2 The extractor is inserted into the groove and locked the end of the fragment by the screw tightened between the plunger and the internal embossment. A: Periapical radiograph: Separated instrument is visible in middle 3^rd of calcified root canal in maxillary right lateral incisor; B and C: Making a channel around the separated instrument to keep the broken instrument in the center of the tube of Masserann Kit; D and E: Engaging tube of Masserann Kit with the separated instrument and removal of the fragment from root canal.