VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® Inc 2 x 6:1 Contra-Angle

VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® · endo motor · 2 × 6:1 contra-angles

RECIPROC and WaveOneContinuous rotaryDr's Choice settingsSecond contra-angle in the box

Two contra-angles in the box, so one is always ready

The contra-angle is the only part of this system that VDW's manual lets you sterilise. The motor, its cable, the foot switch and the charger stay out of the autoclave. This unit is the VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® endo motor with two 6:1 contra-angles, so one can be ready while the other is being reprocessed.

This unit: VDW.SILVER® RECIPROC® motor (control unit and micromotor) · two VDW | Sirona 6:1 contra-angles · foot switch · charger
Made by VDW · a brand of Dentsply Sirona

Why a second contra-angle earns its place

VDW's operating manual is specific about reprocessing: only the contra-angle may be sterilised, and the micromotor and the other accessories must never go in an autoclave or ultrasonic tank. The contra-angle also has to be kept lubricated, to its own instructions. With one handpiece, that cycle sits between your patients; with two, the second is waiting.

One thing to plan for: the manual has you calibrate the motor whenever the contra-angle has been lubricated, or replaced after sterilising, and at least once a week. Swapping to the second contra-angle falls under that, so check the manual for the calibration steps. Whether you need two depends on your own sterilisation routine – if you do, this puts both in one box.

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 one-contra-angle 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

Are both contra-angles the same?
Yes – two VDW | Sirona 6:1 contra-angles, the same type as the one in the single-contra-angle unit.

Do I need to calibrate when I swap?
VDW's manual says to calibrate whenever the contra-angle has been lubricated, or replaced after sterilising, and at least once a week. Follow the manual that comes with your unit for the steps.

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 with 2 × 6:1 contra-angles · 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 V041163000000XC