Obturation
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Everything for filling the canal once it is shaped, dried and disinfected: gutta percha points, paper points, condensers and pluggers, heat carriers and cordless obturation devices. Gutta percha points are the core filling material, supplied in ISO sizes and in matched taper series such as .02, .04 and .06, so the point matches the shape your file system produced. Accessory points fill the space around a master cone in lateral condensation, while greater-taper points suit single-cone and continuous-wave techniques.
Paper points in endodontics do the step before the filling: drying the canal so the sealer contacts dentine rather than fluid. They are sold in the same ISO sizes and tapers as the gutta percha so a point reaches working length without binding short, and box counts differ by size, commonly 100 or 200 per box. Motors and obturation devices cover the thermal side of the shelf, where a cordless obturation pen or heat carrier softens gutta percha for backfilling and a plunger or gun delivers it.
The shelf is anchored by DiaDent, including the DUO-PEN cordless obturation pen kit and Duo-Gun accessories and Dia-Vet points, and by Pac-Dent gutta percha points and paper points across .02, .04 and .06 tapers in sizes from 15 to 80, with Beyes Dental and J-Morita items also stocked.
How to choose
- Taper: match the gutta percha and paper point taper to the file system you shape with, .02 for hand instrumentation, .04 or .06 for most rotary systems.
- ISO size: stock the sizes you finish apical preparations at, plus accessory points if you use lateral condensation.
- Technique: single cone and continuous wave need greater-taper master points; lateral condensation needs a master point plus fine accessory points and spreaders.
- Drying: paper points in the matching size and taper, in box counts that suit your case volume.
- Thermal equipment: a cordless obturation pen and matched plunger or gun if you backfill warm gutta percha rather than cold laterally condense.
- Pack size: 60-, 100- and 120-count boxes by size; keep the sizes you finish at deepest.
Frequently asked questions
How do I pick the right gutta percha point size?
Match the point to your final apical file, in both ISO size and taper. After shaping, fit the master cone to working length and confirm tug-back and radiographic fit before cementing. A point that binds short or slides past length means the size or taper is wrong for the preparation.
Why use paper points rather than air-drying?
Air drying does not remove fluid from the apical few millimetres, and residual moisture keeps the sealer from wetting dentine. Paper points wick fluid out at length and show whether fluid is still entering from beyond the apex. The paper points endodontics practices use most are the sizes matching their final apical file.
What taper should I order, .02, .04 or .06?
Order the taper your shaping system produces. Hand instrumentation with K-files generally gives a .02 taper, while most rotary systems finish at .04 or .06. Using a taper that does not match the preparation leaves either a gap coronally or a point that will not reach length.
What falls under motors & obturation devices?
This shelf covers the thermal obturation side: cordless obturation pens, heat carriers, backfill guns and their plungers, batteries and chargers, plus condensers and pluggers. Endodontic motors that drive rotary files are equipment rather than obturation and sit on the endodontic equipment shelf.
How fast do obturation supplies ship?
They ship from our Northern Virginia warehouse, and in-stock points and devices ordered by 3 PM ET go out the same day. Points are ordered by size, so it is worth checking which two or three sizes your cases actually finish at before restocking the full range.