?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Making+your+own+retrograde+carrier&rft.creator=Chai%2C+Dr.+W.L.&rft.creator=Ngeow%2C+W.C.&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=One+of+the+problems+faced+by+manufacturers+is+the+difficulty+in+constructing+a+robust+and+reliable%2C+angled+applicator+tip.+This+can+be+overcome+by+handmaking+your+own+retrograde+carrier.+The+applicator+tip+may+be+bent+to+about+50+degrees+and%2C+if+a+kink+occurs+while+bending+the+tip%2C+it+can+be+replaced+easily+by+a+new+modified+needle.+Because+the+wire+used+is+flexible%2C+it+can+adapt+to+the+bend+without+a+problem.+Narrower+carriers+can+also+be+made+using+a+20-G+needle%2C+perhaps+more+suitable+for+retrograde+fillings+of+molar+apices.+Because+the+carrier+is+designed+to+be+used+once+only%2C+the+problems+of+it+being+difficult+to+load+and+liable+to+blockages+should+not+arise.&rft.date=1999-02&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8189%2F1%2FMaking%2520your%2520own%2520retrograde%2520carrier.pdf&rft.identifier=++Chai%2C+Dr.+W.L.+and+Ngeow%2C+W.C.++(1999)+Making+your+own+retrograde+carrier.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8189%2F