HEAT CONDUCTİON AND İTS EFFECTS DURİNG ENDODONTİC TREATMENT

The harmful effect of heat increase on the surrounding tissues of the root surface during endodontic treatment has been a subject of interest in dentistry. the conduction of heat to the pulp in the treatmentof vital pulp causes lose of vitality in pulp, whereas the conduction of heat occuring in the root canal to the cement causes damage in the root canal to the cement causes damage in the peripheral tissuses. though dentin play an important part in the insulation of heat, there may not remain enough dentin thickness during the treatments. using lagging may lessen the post operative sensitivity, it may also protect yhe pulp and peripheral tissues from the harmful heat increases.