Endodontic canal preparation: breakthrough cleaning and shaping strategies.

It could be said that cleaning and shaping is a game and, as such, can be played at various skill levels producing a range of endodontic results. Breakthrough cleaning and shaping strategies elevate the level of play by creating clean preparations that have been designed, sculpted, and shaped to flow and grace within. Excellence in canal preparations is an opening for packing the root canal system in three dimensions and increases the possibility of generating successful outcomes. Visualizing and executing great play moves the clinician toward mastery and winning the inner game of endodontics.