MAP System® · Cleaning curette · N°2 blue
A Ø1.30 mm needle holds the most residue of any in the standard range, which is why the blue curette was the one people reached for. It matches the two families made in N°2 – the NiTi Memory Shape and the Hooked. As with its siblings, it is worth saying plainly that PD's current Instructions for Use specify stiffened floss rather than a curette; this remains available for kits that were supplied with one.
This item: 1 × cleaning curette, N°2 blue
Made by PD Dental, Switzerland
| Matched to | The N°2 blue needles at Ø1.30 mm – NiTi Memory Shape and Hooked only |
| Status | A legacy accessory. PD's current IFU names stiffened floss, or the brush for VPT bores |
| Buy it if | Your kit came with a blue curette and you would rather replace it than change a working routine |
| Timing is the same | 15 minutes from use, and a wide bore gives you more to get out, not more time |
› New set-up? CleanyFloss is what PD currently name, and it covers every standard bore rather than one.
› Blue means Ø1.30 mm – there is no Classic or Surgery needle in this size, so this curette serves two families, not five.
› Clearing is not decontaminating. The full cycle is enzymatic soak, ultrasonic, rinse, dry and autoclave.
Which needles is this for?
The NiTi Memory Shape N°2 and the Hooked N°2. Nothing else in the MAP range is made at Ø1.30 mm.
Can one curette cover all three sizes?
No – each is sized to its bore, which is why they are colour-coded. Floss, by contrast, works across the standard range.
| Current IFU tool | CleanyFloss · 30 threads – covers every standard bore |
| The needles it serves | NiTi N°2 · Hooked N°2 |
| Its consumable | Plastic Plungers N°2 blue · 16 |
| Other sizes | Curette N°0 yellow · N°1 red |
MAP Cleaning Curette N°2 · blue · for Ø1.30 mm needles · legacy accessory, superseded in PD's current IFU by stiffened floss · PD Dental · REF 20243
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