WaveOne Gold

Instrumentation
David Landwehr D.D.S., M.S.
Capital Endodontics
Madison, Wisconsin
•GOLD results from post-grind heat
treatment

•More flexibility
•Higher resistance to cyclic fatigue
 WaveOne® Gold
Reciprocating System
• Small

• Primary

• Medium

• Large
Original WaveOne®
WaveOne® Gold
Taper Taper
Tip Tip
At At
Diameter Diameter
Tip Tip

Small 020 7%
Small 021 6%
Primary 025 7%
Primary 025 8%
Medium 035 6%

Large 040 8% Large 045 5%

2 Points of Contact
SEM View
SEM View
SEM View
 Safety Factor of
Reciprocation

“…even when the apical 3mm of

the instrument was bound and
remained stationary, the
instrument still had sufficient
strength to endure the torsional
load generated by the
reciprocating movements.”

Kim et al; “Safety of the Factory Preset Rotation Angle of

Reciprocating Instruments”
JOE, Vol. 40, No. 10, Pag. 1671-1675, Oct 2014
0.955 .05 Taper

0.390
0.320 .07 Taper
0.250
0.845 .045 Taper

0.345
0.275 .07 Taper
0.205
0.945 .05 Taper

0.470
0.410 .06 Taper
0.350
0.895 .04 Taper

0.550
0.500 .05 Taper
0.450
Why WaveOne Gold
•More flexibility
•Higher resistance to cyclic fatigue
•Single use
•Pre-sterilized
•Simplicity
Single Use
 Apical Size vs. Taper
When a taper of .10 can
be produced at the apical
extent of the canal, there
is no difference in debris
removal between the
two preparations sizes

JOE, Vol. 30, No. 6,425-428, Jun 2004

WaveOne Gold Usage
Small Canals Large Canals
 Diagnosis
Anesthesia
Rubber Dam
Access / Glide Path
Pre-enlargement?
Apical Gauge?
Final Shape
Obturate
• Glide path
• Flood canals
• Brushing motion away from furcation
• Apical pressure to engage dentin
• Several passes will be required to achieve WL
• Rinse and patency file between each
WaveOne™ gold cycle