DIN EN ISO 3630-2:2013-08

Nearly 40 years of development for successful endodontics has led to the situation that nowadays higher precision and ergonomically relaxed behaviour are possible. Modern endodontics can in many cases provide a favourable prognosis for long-term tooth preservation - and work is considerably easier than five or ten years ago. Standardized root-canal instruments make an important contribution. The standard specifies general requirements and test methods for root-canal instruments for endodontic applications which have not yet been described in other parts of the DIN EN ISO 3630 series thus far. Part 2 describes requirements and test methods for enlargers. The standard includes requirements for size, product designation, safety considerations, labelling and packaging, including the instructions for use. The International Standard has been prepared by ISO/TC 106/SC 4/WG 9 "Endodontic instruments" (secretariat: ANSI, USA) in collaboration with CEN/TC 55 "Dentistry" (secretariat: DIN). The committee responsible at DIN is Working Committee NA 014-00-04 AA "Rotierende Instrumente" ("Rotary instruments") of NADENT.