VDW C-PILOT® Assorted Sizes, 25mm (6)

VDW® C-PILOT® assorted 006-010 · 25 mm · 6 sterile files

The whole scouting sequence, in one blister

One difficult canal needs three sizes, not three boxes. The assorted C-PILOT® blister holds two each of ISO 006, 008 and 010 at 25 mm – the exact sequence a calcified canal asks for, in the order it asks for it, with a spare of each in case the first is stressed. It is the pack to keep in the drawer for the tooth you did not plan for.

This pack: 6 × VDW®STERILE C-PILOT®, 25 mm, .02 taper – two each of ISO 006, 008 and 010 · pre-mounted silicone stoppers · mfr code 368 025 210
Made by VDW GmbH, Munich, Germany

Why these three sizes and no others

006, 008 and 010 are the negotiating sizes. Below 010 you are asking a question – is there a path, and where does it go; at 010 you are answering it, because the accepted description of a glide path is a size 10 that runs loosely to working length (van der Vyver and colleagues, South African Dental Journal 2019). Everything above that is widening, which is a different job and, increasingly, a job for a motor.

Two of each matters more than it sounds. Fine instruments get stressed in sclerosed canals, and the correct response to a file that has started to bind or unwind is a fresh one, not a firmer grip. A single blister that contains the spare removes the temptation – and it costs the same as any other C-PILOT® blister.

For probing in calcified root canals.
— VDW's stated indication for the C-PILOT® range. This blister is that indication, packed as a sequence.

Using it

› Work down, then up – try 010, drop to 008 and then 006 until one advances, then rebuild the sequence upward to a loose 010.
› Irrigate between sizes – the sequence makes dentine mud; flush it rather than push through it. A chelating gel such as File-Eze™ is optional and not universally endorsed.
› Use the spare – the second file of each size is there so that a stressed instrument gets retired, not re-used.
› Then go up – ISO 12.5 and 015 finish the glide path if you are completing it by hand.

Questions we get asked

Exactly what is in the pack?
Six files at 25 mm: two ISO 006, two ISO 008 and two ISO 010. VDW's catalogue lists the assortment as spanning ISO 06 to 10; the split is confirmed with our stock.

Assorted pack or single sizes?
Assorted if you meet calcified canals occasionally and want all three sizes to hand. Single-size blisters – 008 and 010 in particular – if you are getting through one size steadily.

Does it include 12.5 or 015?
No – the assortment stops at 010, which is where negotiation ends. Add ISO 12.5 and 015 separately if you finish glide paths by hand.

Complete the system

VDW® C-PILOT® assorted 006-010 · 25 mm · .02 taper · two each of 006, 008, 010 · calcified canals · canal scouting · glide path · patency · stainless steel · sterile · single use · 6 files · VDW GmbH · REF V040368025210 · also in 21 mm and 19 mm