Spartan KiS® 5D, Left, 70°, 0.5 mm, 3 mm

Obtura Spartan · KiS® microsurgical tips

The buccal tip for the lower left and the upper right

The other side of the mouth needs the other instrument. The KiS® 5D is the mirror image of the KiS® 3D – Obtura Spartan's own description – for the buccal root of the mandibular left molar and the mesiobuccal of the maxillary right molar. Double angled at 75°, 0.5mm across, 3.0mm cutting surface, diamond coated.

This pack: Obtura Spartan KiS® 5D Microsurgical Ultrasonic Tip, 0.5mm diameter, 3.0mm cutting surface · single tip · diamond coated · supplied non-sterile

›  Working end: 0.5mm diameter, 3.0mm cutting surface, angled 75° and double angled. Water ports.

›  Coating: Diamond coated. Obtura Spartan state the coating reduces the risk of microfractures while allowing better adaptation of filling materials

›  Thread: M3 x 0.6 – the standard KiS® thread

›  Intensity: Medium to high – Obtura Spartan's guidance for every KiS® tip, with new users starting low to medium

What Obtura Spartan list it for

›  Buccal root of the mandibular left molar

›  Mesiobuccal of the maxillary right molar

›  Mirror image of the KiS® 3D, double angled at 75°

Supplied non-sterile. Reprocessing is validated to ISO 17664-1 and ISO 17665-1: pre-clean in a pH-neutral ultrasonic solution, dry, then prevacuum steam at 132°C for 4 minutes.

Asked before buying

Will it fit my ultrasonic unit? Obtura Spartan make the range for scalers using M3 x 0.6 threading, and offer every tip again as the E series with M3 x 0.5. This one is M3 x 0.6. Check your unit's manual first – they warn that forcing a tip with the wrong thread damages the device. The tip wrench seats it properly.

How long does a tip last? Obtura Spartan state the tips were tested to 250 reprocessing cycles to ISO 18397 without loss of performance or corrosion – but end of life is set by wear in use as well, so inspect each tip during cleaning and retire damaged ones. They also ask for very light pressure: small-diameter tips are subject to breakage at any time.

Do I need the matching tip for the other side? The KiS® 5D and its mirror image are a pair – Obtura Spartan design each for named roots on one side of the arch. Practices doing routine apical surgery usually hold both.

Complete the set-up

Diamond coated · Microsurgical · M3 x 0.6 · Autoclavable 132°C · REF KIS-5