Comparison of cyclic fatigue resistance between different NiTi instruments with 4% taper

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to make a comparison between the cyclic fatigue (CF) resistance of F360, twisted files (TF), FlexMaster (FM) and RaCE instruments with 4% taper. A total of 40 instruments were evaluated 8 mm from the tip. A stainless steel block with a simulated canal of 1.5 mm diameter, and a 60° angle of curvature was tested using CF testing. One‐way ANOVA and posthoc Tukey's test (P < 0.05) were used. The F 360 files showed the highest CF resistance while the TF files had greater CF resistance than the FM and RaCE (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the FM and RaCE (P > 0.05). F360 instruments with a double S cross‐section had the highest CF resistance among the group. The TF led the NiTi rotary files to be more resistant to fatigue than the FM and RaCE instruments. Microsc. Res. Tech. 79:345–348, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.