Clinical Tip
NIC positions W+ as its alternative for WaveOne Gold users — matching Small-to-Large sizing, a 150°/30° WOG-compatible program, and its own Tunnel glide path file, documented by the manufacturer's draft IFU and catalog only. Choose WaveOne Gold for the extensively studied original with 200+ peer-reviewed papers, defined kinematics, and independent performance data.
Specifications
| — | NIC W+ | WaveOne Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | NIC Dental (Shenzhen Superline Technology) | Dentsply Sirona |
| Alloy | MaxTech 3.0 Gold Heat-Treated NiTi | NiTi with proprietary Gold heat treatment |
| Heat Treatment | Gold Heat-Treated | Gold Heat-Treated |
| Motion | Reciprocating | Reciprocating |
| Files | 5 | 5 |
| Taper | Variable | Variable |
| Cross-section | Parallelogram | Parallelogram |
| Speed | — | — |
| Torque | — | — |
| Use Type | Single-use | Single-use |
Best For
NIC W+
single-file reciprocating shapingPrimary-first technique with Small fallbackincluded reciprocating glide path file
WaveOne Gold
single-file efficiencyroutine casesreduced cross-contamination
Key Features
NIC W+
Single-file reciprocating shaping on a WaveOne Gold-compatible 150°/30° program — four parallelogram shapers (20/.07 to 45/.05) plus a W+ Tunnel 15/.02 glide path file
WaveOne Gold
Single-file reciprocating system — one glider + one shaping file for most cases, with dedicated WaveOne/WaveOne Gold motor settings
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