Abstract:
The WaveOne® NiTi File System was introduced to the dental market in 2011. It was
a pre-packaged, pre-sterilised, single-use system that was designed to shape root canal
systems to a continuously tapering morphology (Webber et al, 2011; Van der Vyver,
2011). Recently, WaveOne® Gold, a new generation of reciprocating files was
launched. According to Webber (2015) this single use shaping files offer the clinician
more simplicity, safety, improved cutting efficiency and mechanical properties compared
to the previous generation of reciprocating instruments. In this paper the authors will
discuss the design features of the instruments and focus on the WaveOne® Gold Primary
file. This Primary file can be used in approximately 80-85% of cases as a single file
technique for root canal preparation. In Part 2 of this series we will discuss the
management of larger diameter root canals systems, more challenging and curved root
canal systems and provide the reader with examples on when to use more than one
WaveOne® Gold file for canal preparation. In Part 3 of this series we will discuss the
management of a ledged canal, using the WaveOne® Gold instruments.
