Within the ever-evolving panorama of dental expertise, Dentsply Sirona maintains its place as a frontrunner in dental excellence. Their unwavering dedication to high quality frequently challenges opponents on this quickly altering area. One prime instance of their dedication to dental excellence is the X-Good Professional+® transportable motor (Determine #1), a modernized endo motor with an built-in apex locator.

Listed here are 5 compelling the explanation why I not too long ago began utilizing this gadget in my busy endo follow:

1. Optimum Effectivity and Precision: The X-Good Professional+ motor combines precision and effectivity, making it a standout on this planet of endodontics. Outfitted with a 10-lumen built-in LED, a mini contra-angle, and a 360° adjustable place, it affords superior visibility and entry throughout my root canal procedures. The ergonomic design permits for enhanced consolation, whereas the detachable and autoclavable handpiece steel sheath reduces waste (usually seen with disposable plastic boundaries) and complies with the most recent an infection management pointers. Its battery can assist a full day of procedures* and, if wanted, may be recharged in lower than 1.5 hours, even throughout remedy.

In my private expertise in medical follow utilizing the X-Good Professional+, we’ve been in a position to considerably scale back process time, whereas sustaining precision and accuracy in reaching the apex.

2. Intuitive Person Interface and Customizability: This German-manufactured and designed motor comes outfitted with intuitive menus and a big 7-inch touchscreen interface, which is simple to scrub.  It features a complete file library with preset settings for Dentsply Sirona recordsdata, in addition to the choice to customise as much as 30 file sequences (for these clinicians preferring a customized file sequence like I do in my workplace). Future file methods will be capable of be simply accommodated with easy software program updates, accessible by way of a Wi-Fi connection.

My favourite recordsdata are the SX orifice opener, the Slider and the Tremendous Shaper (SS) discovered within the ProTaper Final sequence. In these circumstances the place the SS doesn’t advance easily to the apical terminus with out pushing on it with deleterious power, I transfer straight to the S1 and S2 discovered within the ProTaper Gold sequence to internally sculpt my approach to the apical size.  I then end the apical 1/3^rd typically with an F1 and generally an F2 and F3 from the ProTaper Final sequence. I’ve personalized this sequence into the X-Good Professional+ so I don’t need to waste time going forwards and backwards between the already programmed presets.

3. Optimized Compatibility:  Designed to optimize the efficiency of all Dentsply Sirona’s endodontic file methods, together with ProTaper Gold, ProTaper Final, WaveOne Gold, and TruNatomy, the X-Good® Professional+ motor ensures seamless compatibility. With an built-in apex locator and Dynamic Accuracy expertise, the motor delivers optimum efficiency in each rotary and reciprocating modes, with the power to achieve as much as 7.5 Ncm and three,000 rpm.  The motor is designed to streamline workflows thereby maximizing effectivity for endodontic procedures.
4. Sensorless Pace and Torque Suggestions: In contrast to the periodic suggestions of brush and sensor-based motor management, the X-Good Professional+ employs a patented sensorless system for 360° velocity and torque suggestions, to allow a safer process. In reciprocating movement, it reaches the apex a mean of 21% quicker** than its opponents, and in steady rotary movement, it’s 14% quicker**.  This extra secure file management supplies a extra predictable shaping expertise. Having this sensorless system not solely supplies a extra environment friendly process but additionally a safer process with the arrogance of much less likelihood of instrument separation. Having this stage of confidence offers me nice piece of thoughts!
5. Dynamic Accuracy™ for Exact Measurements: The X-Good Professional+ motor incorporates Dynamic Accuracy™ expertise, enabling direct size measurement throughout lively shaping whereas the automated auto-reverse operate retains the file on the specified goal. The identical accuracy is achieved in size measurement throughout recapitulating as with a traditional handbook measurement methodology with the hand file.

The working size tends to shorten with canal preparation, because the enlarged canal supplies a straighter path to the apical foramen. With this in thoughts, I usually take a number of working size measurements in the course of the process in order that my NiTi shaping recordsdata keep throughout the confines of the basis canal area.  I sometimes carry out this with my tabletop apex locator a number of occasions in the course of the process. This repetitive train can usually develop into tedious, laborious and time consuming.  The combination of the apex locator within the X-Good® Professional+ has improved my workflow effectivity and decreased process time as I now not need to interrupt my process to take a size measurement with a stand-alone apex locator. The X-Good Professional+ endo motor permits the remedy to be extra environment friendly because the apical restrict is repeatedly monitored in the course of the shaping of the canals thereby stopping over instrumentation (Determine #2).

The next medical case highlights how using this new motor, with all the brand new options and enhancements, improved the effectivity and predictability in my workplace.

A 47 12 months previous feminine with an unremarkable medical historical past offered to my workplace with the chief grievance of extreme cold and warm sensitivity that lingered for a number of minutes, reproducing her ache, on tooth #17. #17 was identified with irreversible pulpitis with regular apical tissues. As you’ll be able to see from the pre-op radiograph tooth #17 is distally inclined which make entry very difficult. The ten-lumen built-in LED and the mini contra-angle handpiece supplied glorious visibility and entry throughout my process. I used to be in a position to place my SX, Slider, Tremendous Shaper and F1 from the ProTaper Final sequence effortlessly in every of the canals offering me with a easy pathway proper right down to all of their respective apices (Determine #3A and #3B)

My remaining irrigation protocol for smear layer elimination included NaOCI and Q-Combine EDTA agitated and activated with the brand new SmartLite Professional EndoActivator (Determine #4).

In a world with continuous analysis and improvement, many gadgets enter the market daily. Glorious endodontic clinicians understand how vital it’s to search out methods to enhance their approach and can preserve reaching for excellent merchandise. For this reason the X-Good Professional+ is a recreation changer by way of time achieve for clinicians. It’s a purposeful enchancment as a result of up to date Dentsply Sirona design. The X-Good Professional+ transportable motor can be a smart funding since it’ll enhance the convenience and effectiveness of root canal remedy and streamline workflows, whereas including nice worth to your follow whether or not you’re a newbie or an knowledgeable.

*10 remedies of two canals with 4 recordsdata per canal

**In comparison with most main aggressive motors utilizing ProTaper Final and WaveOneGold recordsdata. Inner knowledge on file at Dentsply Sirona. For extra info, contact Consumables-Information-Requests@dentsplysirona.com

Dr. Glassman is a Advisor for Dentsply Sirona.