File I.D. Quick Study Flashcards
What is the color of a .08 SS K-type file?
grey
What is the color of a .10 SS K-type file?
purple
What is the color of a .15 SS K-type file?
white
What is the color of a .20 SS K-type file?
Yellow
What is the color of a .25 SS K-type file?
red
What is the color of a .30 SS K-type file?
blue
What is the color of a .35 SS K-type file?
green
What is the color of a .40 SS K-type file?
black
What is the color of a .45 SS K-type file?
white
What is the color of a .50 SS K-type file?
yellow
What is the color of a .55 SS K-type file?
red
What is the color of a .60 SS K-type file?
blue
What is the color of a .65 SS K-type file?
DOES NOT EXIST
What is the color of a .70 SS K-type file?
green
What is the color of a .75 SS K-type file?
DOES NOT EXIST
What is the color of a .80 SS K-type file?
black
All standardized K-Type hand files are ___ Taper
.02
Most rotary files are made of…
Nickel Titanium (Ni-Ti) and related Alloys
What is the color of a small 0.20/0.07 wave one gold file?
yellow
What is the color of a primary 0.25/0.07 wave one gold file?
red
What is the color of a large 0.45/0.05 wave one gold file?
white
What taper does a vortex rotary file have if it has 6 black bands?
0.12
The .25/.12 Vortex Rotary Ni-Ti File is a _______________ file
orifice opening
Vortex Blue files tip sizes are identified by the…
color of the ring (same as hand
files)
Since this rotary file has a black ring what size is it?
0.40
Since this rotary file has 2 black bands what is the taper?
0.04
What type of file is this based on the 2 black bands and the large black ring?
.40/0.4
Since this rotary file has a red ring what size is it?
0.25
Since this rotary file has 6 black bands what is the taper?
0.12
What type of file is this based on the 6 black bands and the large red ring?
0.25/0.12
Each small black band on a rotary file means how much taper?
0.02
- so two black bands is .04 taper
- so six black bands is 1.2 taper
