A History of Proven Efficacy

In a single visit, the cleaning ability of the GentleWave® Procedure revealed crazy anatomy on tooth #19. Patient presented with soreness and pressure around the gum tissue. The tooth was diagnosed with pulpal necrosis and symptomatic apical periodontitis. Following the GentleWave Procedure, the canals were obturated using gutta-percha points and ThermaSeal® Plus Ribbon® Sealer using a warm vertical method.

"In my experience, with standard RCT this case would have been completed with calcium hydroxide in a two-visit protocol. I was expecting to see anatomy but nothing like this."

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.”

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.

A mandibular right first molar with a large carious lesion on the disto-occlusal surface was treated with the GentleWave® System. Signs of healing were observed within three months after the initial root canal treatment.

Seeing is believing with the GentleWave® System. Within the first week, I have already seen great results highlighted by finding undetected anatomy and receiving reports of minimal post-op pain. This particular patient was diagnosed with apical periodontitis, and three distinct canals were instrumented to a 20/.04 on tooth #19. The GentleWave Procedure revealed mid-mesial anatomy within two minutes of procedure start. The following day, the patient reported alleviation of all symptoms and the absence of post-operative pain. 

The GentleWave Procedure, at least in my practice, seems to be producing significantly less post-op pain compared to traditional measures, even with retreatments.

In my experience thus far with the GentleWave® Procedure, in a single visit, often, eye-catching accessory anatomy and lateral canals are revealed. This case reveals a striking lateral canal near the furcation and apical deltas with multiple portals of exit in the distal. The patient presented with tenderness to chew and hypersensitivity to cold. There was thickening of the PDL, and the pulp tested vital. A new crown had been placed six months prior. The day following the GentleWave Procedure, the patient was doing great and asymptomatic.

“Without the cleaning and disinfection of the GentleWave^® Procedure, the anatomy on this tooth might have remained hidden.”