Title

Evaluating success rates of rotary NiTi versus reciprocating files in endodontic treatment

Authors

Rutika Naik¹, Hiren Patel², Jayata Dhawan³, Dipooja Patil⁴, Monika Sharma^5,*, Priyanka Gupta⁶ & Miral Mehta⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, S B Patil Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Bidar, India; ²Department of Dentistry, Meharry School of Dentistry, Nashville, Tennessee, United States; ³Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, MMCDSR, MULLANA, Ambala, Haryana, India; ⁴Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India; ⁵Department of Dentistry, Government medical college, Bharatpur, India; ⁶Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, India; ⁷Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Rutika Naik - E-mail: rtknaik@gmail.com
Hiren Patel - E-mail: drhirenpatel84@gmail.com
Jayata Dhawan - E-mail: jayatadhawan89@gmail.com
Dipooja Patil - E-mail: dipooja.patil@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Monika Sharma - E-mail: mailmonicasharma@gmail.com
Priyanka Gupta - E-mail: priyankasurya8@rediffmail.com
Miral Mehta - E-mail: miralmehta@karnavatiuniversity.edu.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026

Abstract

Optimal file system selection remains critical in endodontic practice for effective root canal preparation in teeth with apical periodontitis. Therefore, it is of interest to compare rotary NiTi (ProTaper Gold) versus reciprocating (WaveOne Gold) systems in 224 teeth over 18 months. Both achieved comparable success rates (87.5% rotary vs. 89.3% reciprocating, p=0.672), with similar periapical healing and symptom resolution. Reciprocating files demonstrated shorter treatment times and fewer separations, improving procedural efficiency and safety. This advances endodontics by validating reciprocating systems as equally effective yet more efficient alternatives to rotary NiTi in primary treatments.

Keywords

Endodontic treatment, nickel-titanium files, rotary instrumentation, reciprocating motion, periapical healing, treatment outcome

Citation

Naik et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 658-664 (2026)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.