What has been the major hindrance to the single use of nickel titanium rotary files?
Easy answer … money. Most clinicians feel rotary files are too highly priced and consequently, want to use them multiple times. We firmly believe that rotary file prices will decrease. In fact, we believe dental companies can make better files at a lower price, if they seriously want to do so. It is all about margin and price points. Time will tell. Q: What happens if you use a file multiple times? A: There are three significant issues with the multiple use of rotary files. The first concern about multiple use is sterilization. Did your staff properly sterilize the file or did they merely wipe it down? What’s the consequence of doing neither procedure? Think how many times you have seen a sponge in a dental office with files sticking out. Would you like to have those files in your mouth? We don’t think so. The real concern about sterilization is whether it actually occurs. The second issue is where your staff sterilize the files, but, during ultrasonic cleaning, the rotary files come
