Modern Concepts in Endodontic Access Preparation: A Review

The aim of every endodontic treatment is to eradicate all organic substrates from the complex root canal system and to obturate the root canal system. After the establishment of diagnosis and treatment plan, the part of the treatment directly applied to the tooth is the access cavity preparation. Access cavity preparation is of paramount importance as it is the vital stage that governs the success or ease of the subsequent treatment stages. Endodontics has seen an unparalleled advancement in technology and materials in the past couple of decades. This period has witnessed remarkable development in endodontic technologies which has brought about various modifications in all phases of endodontic treatment including access opening.