ISO/TC 106/SC 4/WG 9 - Endodontic instruments

This document specifies requirements and test methods for hand-held or mechanically operated auxiliary instruments for performing root canal procedures such as barbed broaches, paste carriers, explorers, cotton broaches and cannulae. This document specifies requirements for size, product designation, safety considerations, instructions and labelling.

This document specifies the requirements for enlargers not cited in ISO 3630-1, ISO 3630-3, ISO 3630-4, ISO 3630-5, ISO TR 3630-6 or ISO 3630-7. This document specifies the requirements for size, marking, product designation, safety considerations, and labelling and packaging, including the instructions for use.

This document specifies the requirements and test methods for endodontic compactors (pluggers and spreaders) which are used for the compaction of endodontic filling materials, and also heat-carriers (which are not specified in the other parts of the ISO 3630 series). This document specifies the requirements for size, marking, product designation, safety considerations, and their labelling and packaging.

This document specifies requirements and test methods for hand-held and mechanically operated instruments used for shaping and cleaning root canals, and which are not specified in other parts of the ISO 3630 series. This document specifies requirements for size, marking, product designation, safety considerations, labelling and packaging.

This document specifies general requirements and test methods for endodontic instruments used for endodontic purposes, e.g. enlargers, compactors, accessory instruments, shaping and cleaning instruments, and a numeric coding system. In addition, it covers general size designations, color-coding, packaging, and identification symbols.

ISO 3630-3:2015 specifies requirements and test methods for endodontic instruments used as pluggers and spreaders, used to compact endodontic filling materials not cited in ISO 3630‑1, ISO 3630‑2, ISO 3630‑4, or ISO 3630‑5. ISO 3630-3:2015 specifies requirements for size, marking, product designation, safety considerations, and their labelling and packaging.

ISO 3630-2:2013 specifies requirements for enlargers not cited in ISO 3630-1, ISO 3630-3, ISO 3630-4 or ISO 3630-5. ISO 3630-2:2013 specifies requirements for size, marking, product designation, safety considerations, and their labelling and packaging, including the instructions for use.

ISO 3630-4:2009 specifies requirements and test methods for hand-held or mechanically operated instruments for performing root canal procedures not cited in ISO 3630-1, 3630-2, 3630-3 or 3630-5. ISO 3630-4:2009 specifies requirements for size, product designation, safety considerations, instructions and labelling.

ISO 3630-1:2008 specifies general requirements and test methods for root-canal instruments used for endodontic purposes, e.g. enlargers, shaping and cleaning instruments, condensers, and accessory instruments. In addition it covers general size designations, colour coding, packaging and identification symbols.

Specifies requirements and test methods for pluggers and spreaders, used to condense root-canal filling materials. Includes, additional to standard sizes, a secondary size system referred to as "taper size". These "taper size" sizes are identifiable by tapers which vary with instrument size.

It covers significant features of hand- and power-operated dental root canal instruments which are used by the dentist for the mechanical preparation of root canal for treatment. General specifications, requirements and test methods are noticed.