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Step by Step Instructions
6.10.2
Start working length determination
As detailed in section
Propex IQ
®
Apex Locator can work in
different modes. Please also refer to Section
.
Regardless of the mode of operation, the following steps and principles apply.
Before starting to work with the
Propex IQ
®
File Clip, check if corrosion is visible on the
metal part of the hook. In case corrosion is present, use a new file clip (see Section
For detailed steps on how to work with
Propex IQ
®
Apex Locator in uncombined and
combined modes, refer to sections
.
6.10.3
Working length determination
Prior to using
Propex IQ
®
Apex Locator on a patient, the access cavity must be dried
with a cotton pellet to prevent an electric short circuit through another canal. However,
the canal being treated must be humid to allow electric conduction. Both conditions
need to be met to ensure correct file progression information.
Moisten an extremely dry canal with Glyde™ file prep to help provide conditions for a
stable reading.
Select the size of the file matching the root canal diameter.
It is mandatory to read carefully Section
before reading this section.
Important safety information is contained there.
When working in connected mode, the working length is graphically illustrated in
Endo IQ
®
App. Please refer to
Endo IQ
®
.
Color indication on
Propex IQ
®
Apex
Locator
Endodontic file progression
Coronal and medial regions:
Move the endodontic file apically.
LED: Solid blue.
Sound: Slow pulsating tone.
