VDW C-PILOT® 15, 19mm (6)

C-PILOT® ISO 015 · 19 mm · 6 sterile files

Proof the canal is ready, in the length that fits the mouth

Before a nickel-titanium file goes anywhere near a difficult molar, something has to confirm the path exists. A 015 that moves freely to length is that confirmation, and 015 is also the tip size the mechanical glide path instruments carry. At 19 mm it is the version for short roots and the teeth where a longer handle simply will not sit – the last hand instrument before the motor takes over.

This pack: 6 × VDW®STERILE C-PILOT® ISO 015, 19 mm, .02 taper · stoppers fitted · mfr code 368 019 015
Made by VDW GmbH, Munich, Germany

› Loose, not tight – if it binds, drop back to ISO 12.5 and work again.
› Take the length reading here – 015 is stiff enough for a reliable apex locator reading.
› Check the next instrument fits – the mechanical files start at 21 mm, so confirm access before you rely on them.
› Single use – per VDW and the UK position on endodontic files since April 2007 (CMO(2007)5).

Why establish a glide path at all?
Because it changes what the shaping file has to do. The literature associates an established glide path with fewer canal aberrations and a lower risk of shaping file fracture (van der Vyver and colleagues, South African Dental Journal 2019). It does not make separation impossible – technique, curvature and single use still decide that.

Do I need it if I own a glider?
Yes – it is how you check the canal is ready for the glider, and what you use when the glider will not advance.

Complete the system

VDW® C-PILOT® ISO 015 · 19 mm · .02 taper · short roots · limited access · glide path · working length · stainless steel · sterile · single use · 6 files · VDW GmbH · REF V040368019015 · also in 21 mm and 25 mm