Radix-Anker® Posts DIRECTIONS FOR USE - RADIX-ANKER® POSTS Stainless Steel or Titanium. These products have to be used only in hospital environments, clinics or dental offices by qualified dental personnel. Application for the product: In case of insufficient residual tooth substance (< 4 mm), the Radix-Anker® is needed to support the coronal restoration. Insufficient residual dentin: at least 2 mm of tooth structure is required around the post. To obtain improved distribution of forces on the dental reconstruction, natural dentine must be present over 2 or 3 mm all around the pivot. • The Post is a Single Use device. • Re-use of Radix-Anker® can increase the risk of cross contamination, poor cementing and breakage. • The post must be sterilized before insertion in the canal. • Avoid touching the posts with your fingers after cleaning. • Dentsply Sirona recommends the use of a rubber dam. In the present technical state, no adverse reaction has been reported so far.

The following rules must be respected in preparing the anchorage cavity and in seating and inserting the Radix-Anker®: 1) The crown part of the canal will remain open or will be opened by manual instruments down to penetration depth of the post. 2) The canal cavity is initially drilled with the non-cutting tip penetration drill C0220. 3) The seating for the Radix-Anker® head is drilled with the root facer C0217 (The stability of Radix-Anker® is thus ensured). 4) Precision drilling is performed manually with the spiral bur C0216 and the mandrel C0219. 5) Using the gauge C0191 the preparation for...

SAFETY AND LIABILITY Dentsply Sirona declines any liability or compensation for possible damage due to: • Use of instruments which do not belong to the system and which may impair the function; • Failure to observe the instructions for use. The user is responsible for testing the material for its suitability and use for any purpose not explicitly stated in the directions for use. 7) DISINFECTION, CLEANING AND STERILIZATION Sterilization protocol for root system implants I - FOREWORD Devices that are marked as “sterile” do not require any specific treatment before the first use. For all other...

For our root canal shaping instruments we recommend not to exceed the following maximum number of uses;

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