Innovation is drawing good ideas together and implementing them. Many modern products like smartphones and tablets have found great success by cleverly combining available technologies. GUTTAFUSION^® from VDW Munich is a brand new product which combines well-known product characteristics to its advantage: carriers for the thermoplastic obturation of root canals, now made entirely of gutta-percha.

The obturators have a stable core made of crosslinked gutta-percha, which remains stable even when heated. They are coated with gutta-percha that flows evenly when heated to effectively achieve a dense, 3-dimensional filling. The obturator handle, specially designed to be used with tweezers as well as fingers, also enables the precise application of obturators in molars. No instrument is required to separate the obturator handle. Undoubtedly, the obturators have a high radiopacity. Good obturation results are achieved thanks to the homogenous gutta-percha filling of the whole root canal system, including ramifications, isthmi and the apex. The gutta-percha core simplifies the post space preparation procedure and the filling can be easily removed for retreatment.

GUTTAFUSION^® is compatible with most rotary NiTi systems. The suitable obturator size is determined easily with a size verifier made of nickel-titanium. Obturators and reusable size verifiers are available in the sizes 20 – 55. GUTTAFUSION^® for RECIPROC^® obturators are particularly convenient: the three obturator sizes correspond with the instruments R25, R40 and R50. A size verifier is not required.

For quick heating of the obturator, the practical GUTTAFUSION^® Oven is the perfect solution.

11.02.2013