Access Cavities
Endodontic access cavity design reference with visual guides for canal location and clinical techniques
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See access shapes on this page, and switch to the short guides to repeat the criteria in text form.
Maxillary
7 teethMaxillary Central Incisor
FDI 11 · 21 · Universal #8 · #9
Maxillary Lateral Incisor
FDI 12 · 22 · Universal #7 · #10
Maxillary Canine
FDI 13 · 23 · Universal #6 · #11
Maxillary First Premolar
FDI 14 · 24 · Universal #5 · #12
Maxillary Second Premolar
FDI 15 · 25 · Universal #4 · #13
Maxillary First Molar
FDI 16 · 26 · Universal #3 · #14
Maxillary Second Molar
FDI 17 · 27 · Universal #2 · #15
Mandibular
7 teethMandibular Central Incisor
FDI 31 · 41 · Universal #24 · #25
Mandibular Lateral Incisor
FDI 32 · 42 · Universal #23 · #26
Mandibular Canine
FDI 33 · 43 · Universal #22 · #27
Mandibular First Premolar
FDI 34 · 44 · Universal #21 · #28
Mandibular Second Premolar
FDI 35 · 45 · Universal #20 · #29
Mandibular First Molar
FDI 36 · 46 · Universal #19 · #30
Mandibular Second Molar
FDI 37 · 47 · Universal #18 · #31
Reviewed by
Uzm. Dt. Levent Yüksel
DDS · Endodontist
Endodontist — DDS, Hacettepe University; endodontics specialty training, Ankara University. 10+ years of clinical experience. Sole author and reviewer of EndoGuide content.
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