PRODUCT DETAILS Using HERO Shaper® for orthograde treatment has never been quicker and simpler. Conditions such as irreversible pulp pathology, pulpitis and necrosis are easily managed using the HERO Shaper® rotary nickel -titanium instruments at low speed. HERO Shaper® files, with their pronounced tapers, are designed for use with the crown-down technique to progressively remove constraints and flare the canal. The coronal third is prepared using .06 taper HERO Shaper® files and the apical third is prepared using .04 taper HERO Shaper® files. The varying helical pitch and length of the cutting portion of the files provide them with an excellent combination of efficiency and flexibility.

FEATURES

An innovative pitch:

A positive advance in root canal preparation:

 
This root canal treatment method is faster and allows:

• Avoids screwing effects: the helical angle of the cutting edges varies from the tip to the shank.
• The new pitch also varies according to the taper: the more tapered an instrument is, the longer is its pitch; This can be described as an ADAPTED pitch. Increased instrument performance :
• The blade shows a triple helix cutting edge.
• The tip is inactive in order to follow the canal anatomy.
• Improved patient comfort.
• Time saving : 10 seconds of use per instrument for efficient shaping.
• Reduced operator fatigue.
• Less instruments to handle.
• Reproducible results.
• Increased safety:

  

  Anti Breakage Control: the instrument “unwinds” to prevent the risk of fracture.
  • no screwing effect.
  • excellent debris evacuation.

Yellow sequence

Difficult canals, severely curved, possibly with significant hypercalcification, making any first penetration tricky with the finest hand files.

 Speed 300 to 600 rpm

Red sequence

Canals of average difficulty with moderate curvature and/or more hypercalcification, making first penetration with a n°10 K file harde to achieve.

Speed 300 to 600 rpm

Blue sequence

Easy canal preparation, low curvature, orifice and canal large enough to allow a n°15 K file to reach the Apex.

Speed 300 to 600 rpm

Clinical cases:

Case 1

Canal treatment of a second lower molar (37). The debridement technique takes account of the flared form of the coronal half.

 
Case 2

Pulpectomy and endodontic treatment of the upper right molar (17) that respect the initial canal axis perfectly.

 
Case 3

Endodontic treatment of a second lower left molar. The curve in the apical portion of the mesial canal was negotiated without difficulty. The apical third was flared using a HERO Apical® .06 and .08 sequence.

Clinical cases: Prof. Paul CALAS.