A History of Proven Efficacy

The exceptional cleaning capability of the GentleWave^® System is evident in this case where a separated instrument, left from a previous treatment in the apical one-third, was successfully removed during the GentleWave Procedure. Inaccessible through standard RCT, the remnant instrument was removed with the Multisonic Ultracleaning® technology of the GentleWave System. The patient, my staff and I were markedly excited at the instrument’s removal and the overall case outcome, all accomplished during a single-visit procedure.

This patient’s first molar, diagnosed with necrotic pulp with symptomatic apical periodontitis, was cleaned and disinfected with the GentleWave® Procedure in a single visit. Post-GentleWave Procedure, intricate apical anatomy with at least eight visible portals of exit was revealed.

Tooth #14, with constricted and curved canals, was treated in a single visit with the GentleWave® Procedure. The patient presented with pain to touch, and the tooth tested non-vital, tender to percussion, palpation and chewing. Radiographically, the canals appeared very calcified. The buccal canals were instrumented to a 20/.04 and the palatal canal to a 25/.04. The canals were obturated with AH Plus® and warm vertical condensation.

Without the GentleWave Procedure, keeping the natural curvatures of the canals with a minimally invasive preparation would have been challenging.

“Getting irrigants to thoroughly clean the canal system used to be a concern, but with the GentleWave® Procedure, I feel more confident that I am effectively cleaning and disinfecting the most challenging spaces.”

Six months post-op, the periradicular bone appeared to have completely healed. The patient resumed active orthodontic treatment. This case illustrates the power of a single-visit GentleWave® Procedure in effectively cleaning and disinfecting the root canal system and promoting rapid healing.

Post obturation, an apical delta containing multiple exits was discovered in the palatal canal, which would have otherwise been left undiscovered and uncleaned without the GentleWave^® Procedure.

The patient presented with dull, aching pain on the upper right side of her mouth. Tooth #5 wasn’t responsive to cold and had sensitivity to percussion. A CBCT scan revealed periapical pathology. In a single visit and with conservative preparation, the GentleWave^® Procedure cleaned and disinfected the root canal system. Post-op images revealed complex anatomy, including lateral canals corresponding with the pathology seen on the CBCT scan.

“Before adopting the GentleWave^® Procedure, I often wouldn’t see lateral canals; this case makes me feel good in knowing that I cleaned all the complexities of the root canal system.”