Is Riding the Wave Enough? 

Dental Advisor Biomaterials Research Center released a study evaluating the cyclic fatigue resistance and cutting efficiency of Procodile Q™ and WaveOne® Gold reciprocating files. 

The results? 

Procodile Q™ came out on top. 
 

Stick with the Status Quo or Use the Superior File

• Procodile Q™'s cutting rate was 16% faster than WaveOne® Gold's
• Procodile Q™ lasted between 197% - 325% longer in the cyclic fatigue test than WaveOne® Gold
• Multiple studies show that Procodile Q™ extrudes more debris than WaveOne® Gold (shown in Figure 1)

Fig. 1 Procodile Q™ removes a large amount of debris after use. 

 

No More Separation Anxiety

After 3 canals, Dental Advisor reported that significant unwinding was detected on all 3 sizes of WaveOne® Gold versus only 1 size of Procodile Q™.
 

Cut or Scrape?

Procodile Q™ has a double-S file design which allows for efficient cutting, wheras WaveOne® Gold's parallelogram design results in more of a scraping instrumentation. 

The below images show the cross sectional views of the #035 medium files. Procodile Q™ files (Figure 2) feature a more acute cutting angle with a ~106 degree cutting edge. WaveOne® Gold files (Figure 3) feature a parallelogram design with ~85 degree edge. 

 
Fig. 2                                                                             Fig. 3




Reference: M. Cowen, J.M. Powers. (2022). Laboratory Evaluation of Procodile Q Endodontic Files. DENTAL ADVISOR Biomaterials Research Center.