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Reciprocating endodontic treatment solution

Since its introduction in 2015, WaveOne Gold has streamlined root canal procedures for clinicians in over 130 countries. Engineered with a proprietary gold heat-treated alloy, the file offers enhanced flexibility and fatigue resistance, helping practitioners gain confidence from shaping to obturation1 and navigate various anatomies while reducing chair time. The WaveOne Gold solution includes a dedicated Glide Path instrument as well as the four shaping instruments, the Dentsply Sirona Irrgiation Needle and SmartLite Pro EndoActivator® for active irrigation, the AH Plus® sealer and matching obturation for cold and warm techniques.

All the WaveOne Gold instruments are operated in a “back and forth motion”, i.e. reciprocating motion, driven by Dentsply Sirona reciprocating motors. This reciprocation motion engages the instrument and cuts dentin in a counterclockwise direction and then disengages it in a clockwise direction. The disengagement occurs before excessive torsional stress is transferred onto the metal alloy and before the instrument can bind (taper lock) into the root canal, providing some advantages over continuous rotations systems such as the reduction of torsional stress and reduced risked of instrument separation, progression to the apex without applying too much force and enhanced debris removal.1

Why choose WaveOne Gold?

A shorter sequence for most of your cases2
  • 80% of the cases are done with a single shaping file per treatment.3
  • Optimize your shaping preparation with a single reciprocating glide path file that is part of the WaveOne Gold solution.
Simple to use and easy to adopt
  • Short learning curve.3
  • More than 170’000 doctors trained in the world.
  • Forgiving due to reciprocating motion and gold heat treatment.
Time-saving
  • Halves shaping time.4
  • Zeros out reprocessing & documentation.
  • High cutting efficiency.5
Tried and trusted by your peers
  • Up to 300 scientific studies.6
  • More than 30 million treated cases.7

Simplicity starts with shaping

WaveOne Gold Glider and WaveOne Gold Primary file

Manufactured from standard NiTi wires and submitted to a proprietary post machining gold heat-treatment, the files are pre-bendable, which can be useful when bypassing ledges, and offer enhanced fatigue resistance and flexibility for optimized performance in complex curvatures and root canal anatomies when compared to other NiTi instruments.1
X-Smart® Pro+ endo motor with integrated apex locator

Perfect match: Simplicity with one single motion across your treatment. Avoid over-instrumentation with the integrated apex locator auto reverse and auto stop functionalities.

The value of reciprocation with WaveOne Gold

Benefits of the movement

Reduction of torsional stress and reduced risks of instrument separation.8 Progression to the apex without applying too much force (which could be risky or harmful).9 Enhanced debris removal.10
Dedicated cross section

The patent protected instrument geometries of a parallelogram cross sections supports a reduced risk of screwing effect.11
Clinically proven

0 out of 1104 instruments fractured in a total of 2691 root canals in patients.12

The simplicity of a comprehensive treatment solution in 3 essential steps

Shaping in half the time.4 A short sequence for most of your cases including 1 glidepath and 1 shaping file. Crafted to be more forgiving, due to reciprocating motion and gold heat treatment.7

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Irrigate and activate for improved cleaning vs previous generation.

Start with our latest irrgiation needle, flexible with two lateral openings aimed directly at the dentinal walls and atraumatic for hard tissues. Then activate the irrigiant with SmartLite Pro EndoActivator to produce a surface with more opened dentinal tubules, providing better obturation of lateral and accessory canals.13

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Reliable seal and excellent fit. 

No matter if you prefer a warm or cold obturation technique the AH Plus Jet® is your sealer of choice. The world’s most researched endodontic sealer brand and proven clinical success with more than 100 Million root canal fillings.7 Combine it with the ease of Conform Fit® gutta-percha point or GuttaCore®.

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File sizes, lengths, and packaging formats

Glider
Shaping File – Small
Shaping File – Primary
Shaping File – Medium
Shaping File – Large
Assortment Blister
Blister Sequence
Paper Points
GuttaCore Obturators
Conform Fit Gutta-Percha
Size / Taper
Glider

015, 02 variable taper

Shaping File – Small

020, 07 variable taper

Shaping File – Primary

025, 07 variable taper

Shaping File – Medium

035, 06 variable taper

Shaping File – Large

045, 05 variable taper

Assortment Blister

Small / Primary / Medium / Large

Blister Sequence

K-file 10, Glider, Primary

Paper Points

Small / Primary / Medium / Large

GuttaCore Obturators

Small / Primary / Medium / Large

Conform Fit Gutta-Percha

Small / Primary / Medium / Large

Length(s)
Glider

21 mm / 25 mm / 31 mm

Shaping File – Small

21 mm / 25 mm / 31 mm

Shaping File – Primary

21 mm / 25 mm / 31 mm

Shaping File – Medium

21 mm / 25 mm / 31 mm

Shaping File – Large

21 mm / 25 mm / 31 mm

Assortment Blister

21 mm / 25 mm / 31 mm

Blister Sequence

25 mm

Paper Points

-

GuttaCore Obturators

-

Conform Fit Gutta-Percha

-

Packaging
Glider

3-pack or 6-pack

Shaping File – Small

3-pack or 6-pack

Shaping File – Primary

3-pack or 6-pack

Shaping File – Medium

3-pack or 6-pack

Shaping File – Large

3-pack or 6-pack

Assortment Blister

4-pack

Blister Sequence

3-pack

Paper Points

Box of 180

GuttaCore Obturators

Blister of 6 or Box of 30

Conform Fit Gutta-Percha

Box of 60

Related products

SmartLite Pro EndoActivator
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Irrigation Needle
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AH Plus
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Conform Fit Gutta-Percha
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GuttaCore Obturators
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Frequently asked questions

WaveOne Gold uses a simplified single-shaping-file reciprocating technique for most cases — reducing shaping time by up to 50% and minimizing the risk of canal transportation.

No. In most cases, one glider and one shaping file are sufficient, streamlining your workflow and reducing procedural complexity.

Reciprocating motion helps reduce file fatigue and fracture risk, offering a more forgiving experience, especially in curved or narrow canals.

Yes. The gold heat-treated files offer greater flexibility and control, making them ideal even for challenging canal shapes.

No matter if you prefer cold or warm obturation technique, we have a solution for you with our matching Conform Fit gutta-percha cones or GuttaCore, pairing perfectly with AH Plus Jet root canal sealer for a reliable seal.

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1. WaveOne® Gold Scientific Manual(p34-42)ref BENW1GOSCM000. 

2. Single glide path file and single shaping file in most of the cases 

3. Validated via an users evaluation questionnaire. For more information contact Consumables-Data-Requests@dentsplysirona.com 

4. vs. ProTaper Universal 

5. Preserved thanks to single-use 

6. Listed on PubMed in October 2024. Based on sales data.

7. Internal data on file. For more information contact Consumables-Data-Requests@dentsplysirona.com 

8. Compared to rotary mechanized preparation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7020062/ 

9. Yared, G., Canal preparation using only one Ni-Ti rotary instrument: preliminary observations. Int Endod J, 2008. 41(4): p. 339-44 

10. De-Deus, G., et al., Apically extruded dentin debris by reciprocating single-file and multi-file rotary system. Clinical Oral Investigations, 2015. 19(2): p. 357-361

11. Compared to ProTaper Universal. Based on internal lab test on a sample size of 30 instruments.

12. Bueno, C.S.P., et al., Fracture incidence of WaveOne Gold files: a prospective clinical study. International Endodontic Journal, 2020. 53(9): p. 1192-1198

13. A quantitative and qualitative analysis (n=20) of ultrasonic versus sonic endodontic systems on canal cleanliness and obturation Valerie Kanter, DMD, Emily Weldon, DMD, Uma Nair, DMD, MDS, Claudio Varella, DDS, MS, Keith Kanter, DDS, Kenneth Anusavice, PhD, and Roberta Pileggi, DDS, MS, Gainesville, FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2011;112:809-813).