Dentsply have recently launched Canal Blue, a blue vegetable dye used in endodontic procedures to easily identify root canal orifices, which also allows for the identification of hairline cracks and carious dentine. Twenty-five pipettes of Canal Blue come packaged in each box. These single-dose, disposable pipettes, ensure no risk of cross contamination between patients, Dentsply claim.

The product can be used by cutting off the end of the pipette and coating the floor of the pulp chamber with the contents of the pipette. After waiting ten seconds, rinsing and drying, the canal orifices will be identified as simple blue dots. It can also be used in the same way to detect hairline cracks and infected carious dentine, without colouring healthy dentine.

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