ProTaper Ultimate™ Hand Shaper, 21mm (6)

ProTaper Ultimate™ Hand · Shaper · 21 mm

Coronal shapingCurved canalsHand use

The Shaper by hand, for the coronal two-thirds

The ProTaper Ultimate™ Shaper, without the motor. Dentsply Sirona make every file in the range in a hand version, and their Fact File is plain about what changes: “A dedicated Hand-Use version is available for all ProTaper Ultimate™ files with the same technical features as the rotary ones.” This is the 21 mm version – the same file on the shortest shaft, for short teeth or where opening is limited.

This pack: ProTaper Ultimate™ Shaper Hand File, 21 mm (Pack of 6)
Dentsply Sirona · made by Maillefer Instruments Holding Sàrl, Ballaigues, Switzerland

›  Same file, same place in the sequence. Slider, Shaper, then F1 to F3 as the canal gauges; FX and FXL for larger, straighter canals.
›  Matched obturation still applies. Dentsply Sirona match paper points and cones to the colour and size of the last file used – by hand or by motor.
›  Discard on deformation. Their procedure: inspect the flutes on removal, and discard any file showing unwinding, straightening or stretching.

Questions we get asked

How do I use the hand version?
Follow the instructions for use supplied with the hand files. The Dentsply Sirona literature we hold sets out the motor-driven technique, so we will not describe a manual one in its place – ask us if you would like the IFU chased.

Can I mix hand and rotary in one case?
Dentsply Sirona’s larger-canal sequence names FX and FXL as either mechanically driven or manual, and their Fact File gives the hand files the same technical features. Beyond that, follow the IFU.

Complete the case

ProTaper Ultimate™ Hand Shaper, 21 mm (6) · 020.004v · Gold heat treatment · NiTi hand file · Dentsply Sirona · REF BSTPULH6210SH