PTFE spacer material beneath a temporary filling

Doctor, what can be used instead of cotton to temporarily cover the canal orifices?

Translated version of the Turkish original

Sterile Teflon. It is a more leak-tight and packable material than cotton. Cotton fibres can extend out of the cavity and increase leakage. You can buy Teflon at a hardware shop, cut off the amount you will use for the patient and put it in the autoclave.

Author of the original answer: Doç. Dr. İsmail Davut Çapar

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