RECIPROC® Paper Points R25 · 144 per box
You have just spent the appointment disinfecting a canal. What dries it should not be the weak link. These points are industrially sterilised and packed in blister cells of four – so a box is opened four points at a time rather than all at once, and the rest stay sealed. VDW's own reason for doing it that way is infection control, and it is an argument you can check by looking at the packaging.
This box: 144 × RECIPROC® paper points R25 · sterile blister cells of four · markings at 18, 20 and 22 mm
Made by VDW, Munich – genuine RECIPROC®
| Matched to R25 | Made to correspond to the instrument size, so the point follows the shape the file left rather than approximating it |
| Sterile, four to a cell | Industrially sterilised, and the pack keeps the rest of the box sealed while you work |
| Marked at 18/20/22 mm | Working length control at the chairside, on the point itself |
› Highly absorbent, and VDW note that they retain good material consistency when fully saturated – they come out whole.
› One box, every length. Sized to the instrument rather than to its length, so it serves 21, 25 and 31 mm cases alike.
› Dry, then fill in the same step – the matched R25 gutta-percha cone carried to length with sealer.
Why not just use standard points?
Because the canal is not a standard shape. The RECIPROC® preparation carries the instrument's own regressive taper, and these points are made to correspond to it – which is the same reason the cones are.
How many do I need per canal?
Several points dry a canal and one cone fills it, which is why the box holds 144 points against 60 cones. Buying both, the ratio takes care of itself.
| Fill the canal | RECIPROC® gutta-percha R25, 60 cones |
| Seal | Bioceramic NeoSEALER® EZFlo with 29 ga tips, or NeoSEALER® Flo · resin AH Plus® or VDW's 2Seal® · then SDR® flow+ |
| Other sizes | R40 points · R50 points · assorted box |
| The file itself | R25 in 21 mm, 25 mm or 31 mm |
RECIPROC® Paper Points R25 · 144 per box · industrially sterilised, blister cells of four · corresponding to the R25 instrument size · highly absorbent, consistent when saturated · markings 18/20/22 mm · serves 21, 25 and 31 mm preparations · VDW, Munich · REF V040216029025
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