%A Dr. W.C. Ngeow %A W.L. Chai %O Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus CODEN: AJMSF Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Ngeow, W.-C.; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; email: ngeowy@yahoo.com Manufacturers: Bosworth, United States; Caulk, United States References: Messing, J.J., Obliteration of the apical third of the root canal with amalgam (1958) Br Dent J, 104, pp. 125-128; Hill, T.R., An amalgam carrier for use in endodontic treatment (1967) Dent Pract, 17, pp. 285-286; Dimashkieh, M.R., A method of using silver amalgam in routine endodontics and its use in open apices (1975) Br Dent J, 138, pp. 298-300; Weine, F.S., Bustamante, M.A., Periapical surgery (1996) Endodontic Therapy. 5th Ed., pp. 523-605. , Weine FS, editor St Louis: Mosby; Barnes, I.E., Surgical endodontics (1984) A Colour Manual, p. 48. , Lancaster: MTP Press Ltd; Thomas, F.D., The use of lumbar puncture needles as amalgam carriers in endodontics (1978) J Br Endod Soc, 11, pp. 13-14; Wood, P.R., (1992) Cross Infection Control in Dentistry, 30, pp. 94-95. , London: Wolfe Publishing Ltd %J Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery %T Disposable carrier for retrograde fillings %X Commercially available retrograde filling carriers are delicate and easily damaged by pressure. In addition, they are difficult to clean and keep free from blockage. This report describes a simple and easy technique for transforming a standard disposable hypodermic syringe and needle into a disposable carrier for retrograde fillings. {\^A}{\copyright} 2006 Asian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. %N 1 %K Disposable Equipment; Endodontics; Needles; Syringes; Amalgam; Benzoic Acid Derivative; Ethoxybenzoic Acid; Unclassified Drug; Article; Instrumentation; Needle; Syringe; Technique; Tooth Filling %P 59-61 %V 18 %D 2006 %L cogprints8188