SOCO SCF — NiTi R-Files

The SCF R-Files serve dental practices that prepare root canals and want a numbered range of thirteen sizes at one taper. SOCO describes the instrument as designed to prepare canal walls, and the clinician selects each file by size number.

The range runs 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70 and 80. SOCO lists a taper of 02 for the set and does not give a separate taper for each size, so the practice reads the sizes from their numbers. SOCO says the alloy is NiTi and that the cross-section is triangular, and the picture shows a silver shaft with fine ring marks.

Length is a second point of choice. SOCO lists 21, 25, and 31 mm but does not state which sizes come in which lengths. A buyer who needs a given length for a size should confirm it before ordering.

Packing offers two routes. The single pack is coded X6, and a practice can look at it when it wants one size on hand. The assorted pack is coded X1, with a first pack of sizes 15 to 40 and a second pack of sizes 45 to 80, and each pack holds 6 pieces per box.

Colour marks help at the chairside. The size labels run purple, white, yellow, red, blue, green and black, and the colours repeat as the numbers rise. Because 15 and 45 share white, a dental assistant should read the number as well as the colour when laying out the tray.

Thirteen numbered sizes

The set holds sizes 10 to 80. Each number names one size.

One listed taper

SOCO lists a taper of 02. The figure is known before treatment starts.

Three lengths

SOCO lists 21, 25 and 31 mm. The practice can plan the reach it needs.

NiTi alloy

SOCO says the alloy is NiTi. The picture shows a silver shaft.

Triangular cross-section

SOCO describes a triangular cross-section. It applies to the instrument as a whole.

Single pack option

The single pack is coded X6. It holds 6 pieces per box.

Assorted pack option

The assorted pack is coded X1. It also holds 6 pieces per box.

Two assorted ranges

One assorted pack covers sizes 15 to 40. The other covers sizes 45 to 80.

Coloured size labels

Seven colours mark the thirteen sizes. Each colour ties a label to a number.

NiTi R-File set

SOCO lists the system as the SCF R-Files. It holds thirteen sizes.

Sizes 10 to 25

Sizes 10, 15, 20 and 25 open the range. Their labels are purple, white, yellow and red.

Sizes 30 to 45

Sizes 30, 35, 40 and 45 follow. Their labels are blue, green, black and white.

Sizes 50 to 80

Sizes 50, 55, 60, 70 and 80 close the range. Their labels are yellow, red, blue, green and black.

Taper of 02

SOCO lists this one taper for the set. No separate taper is given for each size.

Lengths of 21, 25 and 31 mm

SOCO lists all three lengths. Which sizes use which length is not stated.

Single pack X6

6 pieces per box. The code is printed in the packing table.

Assorted pack X1

6 pieces per box. One pack holds sizes 15 to 40.

Second assorted pack

6 pieces per box. It holds sizes 45 to 80.

Triangular cross-section

SOCO describes a triangular cross-section. The picture shows the file at full length.

NiTi alloy

SOCO says the files are made of NiTi alloy. The shaft appears silver.

Ring marks

The picture shows fine ring marks along the shaft. They run toward the handle.

Green handle

The picture shows one file with a green handle. It joins the shaft at one end.

Clear box

The picture shows a clear box of files. The handles inside carry colour.

The SCF R-Files suit dental practices that prepare root canals and want a numbered range of NiTi files in thirteen sizes. The set runs from size 10 to size 80 at a listed taper of 02, with lengths of 21, 25 and 31 mm and a triangular cross-section.

The coloured size labels tie each number to a colour, which keeps the tray the same from one procedure to the next. A buyer chooses between the X6 single pack and the X1 assorted pack, each of 6 pieces per box, and quotes the system name and the size numbers when ordering. A practice can read every listed figure in the specification table first.