
TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE ROOT ZX APEX LOCATOR
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSES
“Instant” reading
pulp chamber
efile is touching mefal crown or filling
No reading
blocking apical opening
sudden curvature near apex
Erratic reading
error; don’t push and pull file, instead,
rofate gently
of pulp tissue near apex—remove
more pulp tissue
sodium hypochlorite surface tension—replace
with
H,
electrical current interference; place a small
amount of Glyde File Prep gel into canal prior
to file insertion
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