VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® No Contra

VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® · endo motor · no contra-angle

RECIPROC and WaveOneContinuous rotaryDr's Choice settingsContra-angle separate

The same motor, without the contra-angle in the box

Already own an original VDW 6:1 contra-angle? Then you do not need a second one in the carton. This is the VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® endo motor with its foot switch and charger and no contra-angle – the same motor as our complete unit, with the handpiece left out.

This unit: VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® motor (control unit and micromotor) · foot switch · charger · no contra-angle
Made by VDW · a brand of Dentsply Sirona

What is in the box, and what is not

In the box: the motor (control unit and micromotor), its foot switch and the charger. Not in the box: the contra-angle. That is worth a moment's thought on this motor, because VDW tie its accuracy to the contra-angle:

“Do not use any other contra-angle or other reduction rate than the original one.”

VDW, VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® operating manual (Vol. 1 Rev. 2, 2011)

VDW's stated reason is that the motor's accuracy of movement, and the torque values on its display, are guaranteed only with the original, properly maintained and lubricated VDW 6:1 contra-angle. So the question on this page is simply which 6:1 you will fit: one you already own, or the VDW | Sirona 6:1 contra-angle we sell separately.

Three ways to buy this motor

What it drives

VDW describe it as an endo motor “for reciprocating and continuous rotary nickel-titanium systems”. The list below is VDW's own, from their user brochure (Rev 3, 2011), and is the same on all three versions.

Why the reciprocation angles are programmed into the motor, and why that makes the RECIPROC setting a specification rather than a preference, is set out on the complete unit's page. For the exact torque and speed values of a system you already run, ask us and we will send you the operating manual before you order.

What this motor is not

It has no integrated apex locator. It shapes; it does not measure. Length stays with your locator or your radiographs.

One molar per file

RECIPROC instruments are single-use, and the unit is the molar, not the case – VDW put it as “single treatment use, maximum one molar”. A two-molar appointment is two files.

Complete the system

Questions we actually get asked

Do I need to buy a contra-angle as well?
Unless you already have an original VDW 6:1, yes. The VDW | Sirona 6:1 contra-angle is sold separately, and the complete unit has one in the box.

Will any 6:1 contra-angle do?
Not according to VDW. Their manual says to use only the original VDW 6:1, because the motor's accuracy is guaranteed only with it. If you are not sure what you have, ask us before you order.

Will it run RECIPROC blue?
Yes. The blue instruments are the current RECIPROC® range and run on the RECIPROC setting. The alloy changed; the reciprocation did not.

Does it measure working length?
No – there is no apex locator in this unit. Length stays with your locator or your radiographs.

Can I autoclave the motor?
No. VDW's manual says never to put the micromotor or the other accessories in an autoclave or ultrasonic tank. Only the contra-angle may be sterilised, to its own instructions.

Before you order: settings, torque values and the full pre-set library are in VDW's operating manual, and the file library on current firmware may differ from the list above – ask us for a copy and we will send it before you buy. Instruments are single-use to a maximum of one molar.

VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® endo motor, no contra-angle · reciprocating and continuous rotary · pre-set programmes plus 15 Dr's Choice settings · ASR with acoustic warning · RECIPROC REVERSE · battery, runs while charging · foot switch and charger included · VDW · REF V041079NOCONTRA