UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE Patent TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`US ENDODONTICS, LLC,
`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`GOLD STANDARD INSTRUMENTS, LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-00632
`Patent 8,727,773 B2
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`DECLARATION OF RONALD R. LEMON, D.M.D.
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`GOLD STANDARD EXIDBIT 2028
`US ENDODONTICS v. GOLD STANDARD
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`I, Ronald Lemon, D.M.D., affirm and declare as follows:
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`A.
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`Education and Experience
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`1.
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`I am a tenured Professor, Associate Dean of Advanced Education, and
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`Coordinator, Predoctoral Endodontics, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
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`School of Dental Medicine (UNLV SDM).
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`I obtained the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine in 1971 from the
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`University of Kentucky. I became a board-certified endodontist in 1981.
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`I have practiced dentistry since 1972 and endodontics since 1978.
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`During the course of my career, I have performed approximately 10,000
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`endodontic procedures.
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`I have taught dentistry and endodontics for almost forty years. I
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`started a full-time teaching career in Endodontics at the University of Louisville,
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`School of Dentistry in 1976. I was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department
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`of Endodontics in 1977. I was appointed Assistant Professor and Coordinator
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`Postgraduate Endodontics at Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in
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`1978. I was appointed Associate Professor with tenure in 1981 and Professor in
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`1993. I became the Acting Chair for the Department of Endodontics in 1986 and
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`the Chair in 1989.
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`After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the LSU, School of Dentistry
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`building was closed in New Orleans for a period of two years. I helped to establish
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`a temporary dental school in the city of Baton Rouge, LA. This temporary school
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`was used for two years while the building in New Orleans was repaired. When the
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`School in New Orleans re-opened in September or 2007, I retired from that
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`position.
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`In September of 2007, I was appointed Associate Dean of Advanced
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`Education and Coordinator of Predoctoral Endodontics at UNLV, School of Dental
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`Medicine. I have received six Outstanding Faculty Awards there. I currently teach
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`several courses, including Preclinical Endodontics and Advanced General
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`Dentistry. I also am a clinic instructor and participate in private care of patients
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`through the Faculty Dental Practice. Other courses that I have taught are listed on
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`my curriculum vitae. As Associate Dean for Advanced Education, I oversee
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`postgraduate programs in Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, and General Practice
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`Residency.
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`Also listed on my curriculum vitae (Exhibit A) are the professional
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`societies, committees, and organizations in which I have participated, my
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`presentations, table clinics, extramural research, and publications.
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`8.
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`I am being paid for my time in connection with my work on this
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`matter at my standard consulting rate of $300/ hour.
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`B.
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`Background regarding endodontics and root canal instruments.
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`Endodontics is the field of dentistry concerned with the prevention,
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`diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries relating to the dental pulp and
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`periapical tissues.
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`The pulp is the soft tissue inside the tooth, under the white enamel and
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`a hard layer called the dentin. The pulp contains blood vessels, nerves and
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`connective tissue that enable the root to grow and develop. A fully developed tooth
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`can survive without the pulp.
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`The pulp can become inflamed or infected by a variety of causes: deep
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`decay, repeated dental procedures on the tooth, faulty crowns, or a crack or chip in
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`the tooth. In addition, trauma to a tooth may cause pulp damage even if the tooth
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`has no visible chips or cracks. If pulp inflammation or infection is left untreated, it
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`can cause pain or lead to an abscess.
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`Endodontic treatment, commonly called a root canal procedure, is
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`often performed to treat inflamed or infected pulp. A root canal procedure is
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`performed as follows. First, the general dentist (or endodontist) makes an opening
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`in the crown of the tooth and enters the pulp. Then, instruments called endodontic
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`files are used to clean all of the infected pulp from the pulp chamber and root canal
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`and to shape the space for filling. The ideal goal is to remove all of the damaged
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`tissue all the way to the end of the root, which is called the apex or apical foramen.
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`After the root canal is cleaned and shaped, the
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`endodontist fills the canal with filling composed of a biocompatible material,
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`usually a rubber-like material called gutta-percha, and an adhesive cement, to
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`ensure complete sealing of the root canals. In most cases, a temporary filling is
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`placed to close the opening.
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`After the final visit with the
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`endodontist, the patient must return to his or her dentist to have a crown or other
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`restoration placed on the tooth to protect and restore it to full function.
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`13.
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`Endodontic files are usually made from stainless steel or nickel
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`titanium alloy blanks that that are machined, or twisted, to produce various sizes
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`and tapers.
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`The root canals in the anterior teeth tend to be straight and less
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`complicated for an endodontist to navigate. The posterior teeth, however, typically
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`have multiple curved root canals. These curved root canals present a challenge to
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`endodontists because they are much more difficult to navigate.
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`Steel files and root canal accidents.
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`Prior to the 1990s, endodontic files were made from stainless steel,
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`and were exclusively operated by hand. Stainless steel files are relatively stiff and
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`brittle. Steel files had fracture issues and technical issues in a curved canal. As you
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`can easily understand, introducing a stiff file into a curved canal creates opposite
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`lateral forces between the file and the tissue, and these forces can lead to a number
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`of accidents that can negatively affect the prognosis for the endodontic therapy.
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`16. One of the major problems is called ledging. Ledging occurs when the
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`file, instead of curving with the canal, cuts into the hard dentin on the outside curve
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`of the root canal, preventing the endodontist from cleaning and shaping the canal
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`all the way to the apex. This results in inadequate cleaning and disinfection of the
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`canal apical to the ledge and reduces the prognosis of the endodontic therapy.
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`Zipping: As larger and stiffer files are used in curved canals, the lack
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`of flexibility of the files will cause deviation from the original canal path. As a
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`result, the rigid files will create a new canal space and weaken the tooth because of
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`excessive dentin removal. This deviation can result in inadequate cleaning and
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`shaping of the original canal contents. At its worse, the large files can perforate
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`through the side of the root, which causes additional technical problems and further
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`lowers the prognosis.
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`Stripping/ lateral wall perforation: In curved canals, when files that
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`are too large or too stiff are used, canal walls on the inside of the curve can be
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`perforated into the periodontal ligament. The tooth is weakened and the prognosis
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`is reduced.
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`Transportation: When a large, stiff file extends to the apical foramen
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`in a curved canal, the foramen is artificially enlarged and the tissues around the end
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`of the root are damaged. Cleaning and sealing the canal is more difficult and the
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`prognosis is reduced.
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`20. Another problem with stainless steel was fracture/ separation.
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`Separated files that cannot be removed may negatively affect the treatment
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`prognosis.
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`There are two causes for file separation: torsional fatigue and cyclic
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`fatigue (or both). Torsional failure results from the stress upon the instrument
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`going around bends and double bends, stressing the metal back and forth, and
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`occurs when the tip of a file is locked but its shank is being rotated to the point that
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`exceeds the elastic limit of the alloy. Even a new instrument can break from
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`torsional fatigue. Cyclic fatigue is related to the number of uses and results from
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`the compression and tension forces that occur while the file rotates in a curved
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`canal. If a file is used too many times, it will break, just as a Black & Decker®
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`drill bit will break if you use it too many times.
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`First-generation superelastic nickel titanium memory files.
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`22.
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`Superelastic nickel titanium (NiTi) files were first introduced in the
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`early 1990s. They were a great advancement because superelastic NiTi is more
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`flexible and less brittle than stainless steel files. Nickel titanium permitted the
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`development of the first rotary, i.e. engine-driven, files. In fact, the first nickel
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`titanium files that I saw were rotary files, and the first one I used was the Profile®
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`system (Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties).
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`The main components of a NiTi rotary file are tip size, taper, flutes,
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`helix angle and measuring stop. The tip size is the diameter of the tip of a file, in
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`100ths of a millimeter. A size 20 file has 0.02 mm diameter tip. The taper of a file
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`refers to the gradual increase in diameter along its working surface, expressed A
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`0.02 taper indicates 20 microns increase in diameter for every 1 mm gain in the
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`length of a file. Flutes are the grooves on the working side of the files, produced
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`by either twisting or grinding a wire, that provide cutting edges and space for
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`debris collection. The helix angle is an angle between the cutting edge and the
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`long access of a file; it affects debris collection and determines the direction of
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`rotation. A measuring stop is a piece of rubber or silicone used to mark the
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`desired length of a file while using it.
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`24.
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`Endodontists were able to navigate the root canal much more easily
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`with nickel titanium files than with stainless steel files, with fewer accidents.
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`25.
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`The use of rotary files quickly replaced the hand file techniques for
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`cleaning and shaping root canals. These files created taper in the root canal, and
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`canal shapes that were easier to fill with gutta percha and sealer. These first
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`generation nickel titanium files had a huge effect of switching endodontists away
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`from stainless steel as the preferred material for making root canal files. General
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`dentists who treated significant numbers of endodontic cases soon converted to
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`NiTi rotary files.
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`26. Although nickel titanium files were a significant improvement over
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`stainless steel hand files, breakage would occur (separation due to cyclic or
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`torsional fatigue). Moreover, while the frequency of ledging, perforation, and other
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`problems encountered with stainless steel hand files was reduced, those events still
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`occurred. That is because superelastic nickel titanium rotary files have shape
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`memory, meaning they spring back to their original shape (or close thereto) when
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`bent. These first generation nickel titanium files are often referred to as memory
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`files because, when you bend the files and release, they return to their original
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`straight shape—they have memory. The net result is that memory files in larger
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`sizes straighten curved canals.
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`27. Researchers and clinicians attempted to solve the ledging and
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`perforation problems encountered with memory files. There were many different
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`philosophies regarding how to negate the inherent problems of using a metal
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`instrument with memory. A lot of this was dictated by the type of obturation that
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`was being performed. Obturation uses a rubber-like material, called gutta percha,
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`with a sealer. Different philosophies existed with respect to sealing (obturating)
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`canals after preparation, so some of the designs were technique dependent.
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`28. A great number of different memory file designs were developed over
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`the years. Each file design had its advocates. Initially, the dominant rotary file in
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`the industry was the Profile®. This system was used by endodontists in private
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`practice and taught in many dental schools.
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`29.
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`Twisted files are another type of memory files. They are supposed to
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`be more fracture resistant than machined files. The Brasseler Company makes
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`twisted files.
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`30. Memory files were developed in many different taper sizes. The larger
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`taper your technique philosophy required, the more flexibility your file required.
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`To prevent ledging these canals with larger instruments, some endodontists would
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`not use a large taper file to the full length of the canal, but rather stay short of the
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`end of the root and try to finish the last part with hand files. They thought that was
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`safer method that prevented accidents. Other endodontists avoided using very large
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`file sizes altogether. These are just a few examples of the ways the industry tried to
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`work around problems with the memory files.
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`31.
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`There were different philosophies regarding how much of the canal
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`should be cleaned, and whether it should be cleaned all the way to the end of the
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`root. Part of this was dictated by the kind of obturation technique used. There were
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`a wide variety of different methods of obturating, and different opinions on how
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`big you can take these canals.
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`32. Memory files, in numerous designs, shapes, and sizes, were on the
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`market for at least ten years before the invention of the post-machined heat-treated
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`file. Although I have not used all of the many memory files on the market (I do not
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`think anyone can claim to have done that), I have tried a number of them, and, in
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`my experience, none of memory file designs that I tried significantly reduced the
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`problems discussed above. The conventional wisdom at the time was that
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`superelasticity was considered an advantageous property as compared to stainless
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`steel files.
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`Second-generation nickel titanium files with reduced memory.
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`33.
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`I understand that Neill Luebke invented the post-machined heat-
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`treated file with reduced memory, and that he has received several patents relating
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`to this invention. To my knowledge, no one had this idea before Dr. Luebke. I
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`understand that when Dr. Luebke tried to market his invention to different
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`companies, he was initially told that it was not a good idea or commercially viable.
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`I do not doubt that to be the case and I am aware of a number of good inventions
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`that never made it to market, for various reasons.
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`34. Dr. Luebke’s invention of a nickel titanium file without shape
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`memory significantly advanced the endodontic industry in numerous ways.
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`35. As discussed above, tooth canal systems are all curved to some
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`degree, so the endodontic instrument has the effect of changing the natural shape
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`of the root canals to the shape of the instrument. The post-machined heat-treated
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`files do less of that. The post-machined heat-treated files, having reduced memory,
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`negotiate curves in the canals without changing the shape of the canals. To an
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`endodontist, that is a big improvement that post-machined heat-treated files have
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`over the memory files.
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`36. A root canal is like a curvy mountain road. The first generation file,
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`because of its memory, wants to straighten out some of those curves, create
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`artificial side roads, and run off the road. The memory can prevent the file from
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`going to the proper place near the end of the root, where the endodontist wants it to
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`go. More flexible, post-machined heat-treated files enable the endodontist to use a
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`wider file to widen the canal without distorting the original shape of the canal, and
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`to negotiate the curves much more easily, all the way to the end of the root,
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`without accident, without creating these artificial side roads or running off the
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`road. These are major advantages. The post-machined heat-treated nickel titanium
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`files negotiate the bends and curves of the canal much better than the first
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`generation memory files. The files’ increased flexibility and reduced memory
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`makes it much easier to navigate the root canal, clean, and shape the canal very
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`well, with fewer accidents.
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`The breakage issues also were greatly reduced with the post-machined
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`heat-treated file. Torsional fatigue also was greatly improved by heat-treating
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`because the files are more elastic. When properly used according to manufacturers’
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`directions, the first generation nickel titanium memory files (such as the Profile®)
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`have less of a fracture problem than the older steel files, because they are more
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`flexible. Second generation post-machined heat-treated nickel titanium files (such
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`as Dentsply Tulsa Dental Specialties’ Vortex Blue®) have even less of a fracture
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`problem than the first generation memory files.
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`38.
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`I am full-time educator and I teach beginning dental students. I am
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`also part of a group of opinion leaders in the industry. Our opinions are formed in
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`part by getting to use new products before they are first introduced to the general
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`public. This is part of a company performing its due diligence—to put the product
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`into the hands of people whose opinions they trust and get their feedback.
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`39.
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`The first time I used a Vortex Blue® post-machined heat-treated file
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`was at an Endodontic Opinion Leader meeting sponsored by Dentsply Tulsa Dental
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`Specialties. An experienced endodontist learns quickly how a new rotary system
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`compares with another system. Durability of the system with respect to torsional
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`and cyclic fatigue (when following manufacturer’s instructions) is determined by
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`treating multiple cases. As far as usability, the first time I used a Vortex Blue®
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`post-machined heat-treated file, I knew that I wanted to switch my students to the
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`post-machined heat-treated file. It was apparent to me that this system was superior
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`to the Profile® system that was currently being taught at the UNLV, School of
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`Dental Medicine. I was very impressed with the flexibility of the Vortex Blue®
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`and knew that the resulting benefits, including a reduction in ledging, zipping,
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`perforation and other such issues, would be an improvement on what was my
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`biggest challenge, to minimize errors created by dental students during training.
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`40. As soon as the Vortex Blue® files came on the market, we switched
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`immediately to them from the first generation memory file we were using (the
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`Profile®). I know that other educators and endodontists agreed with my
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`impressions of Vortex Blue®, and also recognized the benefits of these files. Other
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`dental schools, including North Carolina and the University of Louisville, also
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`switched to Vortex Blue® file system very quickly after its introduction.
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`41.
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`The number of errors that a dental student learning endodontic therapy
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`makes can be reduced or overcome over time with experience and numerous
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`problem-solving techniques. But these problems are amplified with the beginner
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`student performing the procedure for the first few times. Dental students, because
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`of the learning curve, are a perfect group to evaluate and identify any problems or
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`issues with new instruments.
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`42. As part of our pedagogy, we teach students how to use the instruments
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`properly and how to maintain the highest level of instrument care. We require strict
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`adherence to manufacturers’ recommendations regarding the number of times the
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`instruments are used. We are very stringent on replacing files, and because of that,
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`we expect a lower breakage number. Separated files can cause case failure. In the
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`past, when using the first generation nickel-titanium files (Profile®), we
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`experienced approximately ten separated memory files per class per year (80
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`students).
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`I kept detailed records from the first year we used the post-machined
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`heat-treated file. I can state that after the initial year of exclusive use a dramatic
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`reduction in the numbers of errors beginning students were making was observed,
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`just by switching to post-machined heat-treated files, and teaching according to the
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`manufacturer’s instructions. Beginner students had fewer problems in terms of
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`artificially creating canals, ledges, the things we traditionally had trouble with in
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`complicated teeth. That is the real measure. Simple teeth—front teeth— are less
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`challenging. Most rotary systems will perform adequately on uncomplicated teeth.
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`Endodontic treatment of complex teeth is where this type of instrument makes a
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`difference. This is an important improvement because the students did not
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`experience numerous mistakes before learning how to properly use the
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`instruments. The flexibility and cutting efficiency of post-machined heat-treated
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`files with reduced memory preserved the shape of complex root canals, without
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`creating the ledges that were so commonplace with the memory files.
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`44.
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`The first year the post-machined heat-treated files were used, each
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`student performed a minimum of five endodontic procedures. The entire class
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`performed endodontic procedures on about 860 teeth. Out of 860 teeth, there was
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`one file separated that could not be removed. That is a phenomenal improvement.
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`We average about three separated instruments a year now. That is far better than
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`our experience with the memory files. I give lectures on the differences in the
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`numbers of errors we see between post-machined heat-treated files and memory
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`files.
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`45. Dr. Luebke’s invention has greatly changed how pre-doctoral dental
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`students are taught. Post-machined heat-treated files changed the method of
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`teaching cleaning and shaping procedures. Post-machined heat-treated files,
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`(Vortex Blue®) are the only system taught to pre-doctoral dental students at the
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`UNLV, School of Dental Medicine. Heat-treated files have enabled beginner, pre-
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`doctoral dental students to treat more complex cases than could be taught with the
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`memory files. Some students obtain a high level of expertise with these files.
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`46.
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`In my view, Dr. Luebke’s invention was not intuitive. After a post-
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`machined heat-treated file is used, the advantages of reduced memory files
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`compared to first generation memory files becomes apparent. In hindsight, after
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`experiencing the system, it makes sense. However, nobody did that in the more
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`than ten years before his invention.
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`47.
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`This art can be counterintuitive and unpredictable, as I illustrate by the
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`following example. Some root canals are the size of hairs. To treat these canals we
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`used to use some very tiny, fine hand files. We always thought that a very flexible,
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`small hand file would be desirable to navigate the blockages and curves of these
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`tiny canals. Several companies commercially produced these small hand files
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`composed of flexible titanium, thinking they would be able to navigate these tiny
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`canals. Surprisingly, these files ( #6, 8, 10) did not work at all. The files were too
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`flexible. It turns out that what worked well in these small root canals was very
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`counterintuitive—a very stiff metal in a very small size, such as the #10 “C-File”
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`(Dentsply Maillefer). This is one instance where a flexible file is worse than a stiff
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`file. In contrast, for rotary files, the increased flexibility and reduced memory of
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`the post-machined heat-treated file is an improvement. It makes perfect sense in
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`retrospect, that within limits, a reduced memory file is better, but I would not say
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`that it is intuitive or obvious to even an experienced practitioner like myself.
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`48. All endodontists talk about the equipment they use, and why they use
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`particular equipment. Virtually everyone I know who has used the post-machined
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`heat-treated files prefers their performance in complex canal systems. As in every
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`profession, there are endodontists who are unwilling to try new technologies.
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`However, cost and/or efficiency of use may motivate endodontists to change
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`systems. But among the majority of endodontists, positive changes are welcomed.
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`The post-machined heat-treated file has demonstrated advantages in the treatment
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`of complex cases.
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`49.
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`I am familiar with the marketing materials for post-machined heat-
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`treated files. Edge Endo is advertising in the Journal of Endodontics. Edge Endo’s
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`heat-treated files are advertised as being just like Dentsply Tulsa Dental
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`Specialties’ file systems, and having “all of the quality, at half the cost.” I know
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`several endodontists in this area who have switched from Vortex Blue® because of
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`the lower cost of this system.
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`50. All statements contained herein are based upon my personal
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`knowledge, unless otherwise specified to be based upon information and belief.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed this fourth day of November, 2015.
`Ronald R
`Digitally signed by Ronald R Lemon
`DN: cn=Ronald R Lemon, o=UNLV,
`ou=School of Dental Medicine,
`Lemon
`email=ron.lemon@unlv.edu, c=US
`_________________________________
`Date: 2015.11.04 06:27:40 -08'00'
`Ronald Lemon D.M.D.
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`UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS
`SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
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`Ronald R. Lemon, DMD
`Associate Dean for Advanced Education
`Coordinator, Predoctoral Endodontics
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`11/04/2014
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`Western State University
`Murray State University
`University of Kentucky
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`702-774-2731
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`1981
`10/2012
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`Veterans Administration Hospital
`Rotating internship
`Endodontic Certificate University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
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`Board Certified, American Board of Endodontics
`Laser Safety
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`UNLV School of Dental Medicine
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`CURRENT UNLV SDM APPOINTMENT:
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`Position:
`Professor and Associate Dean of Advanced Education
`Tenured or Non-Tenured:
`Tenured
`Date Hired:
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`September, 2007
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`EMPLOYMENT HISTORY/FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
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`1972-1973
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`1973-1975
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`1976-1977
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`1977-1978
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`1977-1978
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`1978-1981
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`1978-01/1984
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`1978-2007
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`1981-1993
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`1993-2007
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`1984-1993, 2000-2007
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`ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
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`Acting Chair, Dept. of Endo LSU School of Dentistry
`7/1986-10/1989
`Chair, Dept. of Endo
`LSU School of Dentistry
`10/1989-2007
`Assoc. Dean of Adv. Ed.
`UNLV School of Dental Medicine
`9/2007-present
`Coordinator, Predoctoral Endodontics
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`OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
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`1974-1975
`1978
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`AWARDS:
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`1975
`2009
`2010
`2011
`2012
`2013
`2014
`2015
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`Louisville, KY
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`Louisville, KY
`University of Louisville School of Dentistry
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`Private Practice
`(Dr. Harold Klein)
`Private Practice
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`Part-time Instructor
`Private Practice
`Louisville, KY
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`(Dr. James Kelly)
`University of Louisville School of Dentistry
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`Assistant Professor
`LSU School of Dentistry
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`Assistant Professor
`Coordinator of Post Ed Endo LSU School of Dentistry
`Faculty Dental Practice
`LSU School of Dentistry
`Associate Professor
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`LSU School of Dentistry
`Professor
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`LSU School of Dentistry
`Coord. of Undergrad Endo LSU School of Dentistry
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`Student Advisor
`Junior-Senior Monitor
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`University of Louisville
`University of Louisville
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`Abscess Award: Outstanding Instructor
`Dedication and Commitment Award
`Outstanding Faculty Award
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`Outstanding Faculty Award
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`Outstanding Faculty Award
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`Outstanding Faculty Award
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`Outstanding Faculty Award
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`Outstanding Faculty Award
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`University of Louisville
`UNLV School of Dental Medicine
`UNLV School of Dental Medicine
`UNLV School of Dental Medicine
`UNLV School of Dental Medicine
`UNLV School of Dental Medicine
`UNLV School of Dental Medicine
`UNLV School of Dental Medicine
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`OKU: Faculty Membership in National Honor Dental Society
`Pierre Fauchard Academy
`C. Edmund Kells Society
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`LSU School of Dentistry
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`HONORS:
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`1981
`1988
`2005
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`MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL/SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES (Current):
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`1972
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`1971-78
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`1975-present
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`1977-81
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`1978-2007
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`1981-present
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`1988-present
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`2002 – present
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`American Dental Association
`Kentucky Dental Association
`American Association of Endodontists,
`Kentucky Endodontic Association,
`Endodontic Study Club, New Orleans,
`Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Dental Society,
`ADEA
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`Pierre Fauchard Academy,
`Consultant, Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
`Medical Review Panel, New Orleans, Louisiana
`Consultant, Commission on Dental Accreditation (ADA)
`Consultant, Council on Dental Therapeutics (ADA)
`Ethics Committee, AAE
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` “Shadow” Editor, AAE Editorial Board,
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`MAJOR TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES (Current):
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`DOCTORAL EDUCATION
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`DEN number Title
`Course director:
`7220
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`Preclinical Endodontics
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`7223
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`Preclinical Endodontics Lab
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`DEN number Title
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`Lecturer:
`7425
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`Advanced General Dentistry
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`DEN number Title
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`Clinic instructor:
`7340/7440
`General Clinic
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`7340/7440
`General Clinic
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`7340/7440
`General Clinic
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`POST DOCTORAL EDUCATION
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`Lecturer:
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`PGDE number Title
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`8503
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`Interdisciplinary Growth and
`Development
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`EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
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`Semester/year /hours
`Spring/DSII’s 1hr/week
`Spring/DSII’s 3hr/week
`Semester/year hours
`Summer/DSIV 6hrs.
`Semester/year /hours
`Fall
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`15 hrs/week
`Spring
`15 hrs/week
`Summer
`15 hrs/week
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`Fall/2nd yrs/
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`1hr/week
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`Endodontic Clinic Director: Huntridge Clinic
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`MAJOR TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES (Previous)
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`1980
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`1980
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`2009-present
`2014-present
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`2014-present
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`1980
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`1980
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`1981
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`2002-present
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`COURSE MATERIALS DEVELOPED
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`Senior Elective Seminar Development
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`Special Lectures
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`Freshman Series: “Anatomy and Morphology.”
`LSU School of Dentistry
`General Dentistry Faculty and Senior Students:
`“Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth and Post Preparations,”
`“Hydron: A Clinical Evaluation,”
`“Advanced Endodontic Technique”
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`New Orleans Dental Hygienists Association:
`“Vital Bleaching of Tetracycline-Stained Teath,”
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`General Dentistry Faculty:
`"LSU Undergraduate Teaching Philosophy,"
`"Endodontic Surgery;" "Proposed Standardization of Post Preparation Philosophy
`Between Departments;" December 11, 1980
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`Senior Elective, Endodontics:
`"History and Development of Endodontic Obturation Techniques,"
`Occlusion and TMJ Dysfunction, "TMJ Pain,"
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`"Effects of Traumatic Occlusion on the Pulp,"
`"Differential Diagnosis of Odontogenic Pain,"
`“Advanced Endodontics Elective”
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`LSU School of Dentistry
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`LSU School of Dentistry
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`“Root Camp”, a 3-day elective advanced endodontics course
`“Millennial Project”, adapting the Predoctoral Endodontic curriculum to the learning
`styles of the millennial generation
`“Rob Hale Endodontic Study Club”, after-hours voluntary study club for students which
`features topics not covered in required curriculum
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`CURRENT SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
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`UNIVERSITY (UNLV)
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`Faculty member of Graduate College
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`2009-present
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`2009-present
`2009-present
`2009-present
`2007-present
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`SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE (UNLV)
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`Dean’s Executive Council
`Ethics Committee
`Student Appeal’s Committee
`Advanced Education Committee
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`UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
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`Student-Faculty Ethics Review Committee
`Faculty Grievance Committee
`Instrument Committee
`Faculty Council
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`LSU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
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`Table Clinic Committee
`1978-87
`Advanced Education Committee
`1978-84
`Faculty Dental Practice Advisory Committee
`1978-89
`Computer Committee
`1997-07
`Guidelines for Operatory Utilization
`1981-07
`Rewrite of the Procedural manual for Faculty Dental Practice
`1984-86
`Chairman of Subcommittee for FDP: Exiting Faculty Procedures and Policy
`1980-88
`Ad Hoc Committee (Appointed by the Dean) to study and make recommendations concerning
`1981-82
`undergraduate student class attendance
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`Ad Hoc Committee (Apointed by the Dean) to study utilization of dental hygienists in the
`1982
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`Intramural Dental Practice
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`Chairperson, Sterring Committee of LSU Medical Center, for Southern As