Non-Cochrane · intervention · PM42261515
Comparative Evaluation of Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of EdgeTaper Platinum and ProTaper Gold Rotary Instruments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Kalluri Vivek, Ramugade Manoj, Sayed Abrar, et al. · Cureus · 2026 · PubMed · doi:10.7759/cureus.108429
Findings
Population Artificial root canals or standardized cyclic fatigue testing models (rotary NiTi instruments)
1 finding
| ProTaper Gold (PTG) rotary instruments | EdgeTaper Platinum (ETP) rotary instruments | Cyclic fatigue resistance (number of cycles to fracture) In vitro laboratory · Overall (one comparison arm per study) | SMD -6.06 [-9.20, -2.93] Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness 4 studies · 120 participants |
Included primary studies 7
Open in Studies| Study | Year | Also included by | Outcomes it informs here | Trial data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcalde 2020 Mechanical Properties of ProTaper Gold, EdgeTaper Platinum, Flex Gold and Pro-T Rotary Systems. PMID:33353917 | 2020 | 1 other review | Cyclic fatigue resistance (number of cycles to fracture) | not extracted yet |
| Martins 2022 Design, Metallurgical Features, and Mechanical Behaviour of NiTi Endodontic Instruments from Five Different Heat-Treated Rotary Systems. PMID:35160955 | 2022 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Alfawaz 2022 Effect of NaOCl and EDTA irrigating solutions on the cyclic fatigue resistance of EdgeTaper Platinum instruments. PMID:35599316 | 2022 | this review only | Cyclic fatigue resistance (number of cycles to fracture) | not extracted yet |
| Hiran-us 2023 Effect of Temperatures on Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of 3 Different Ni-Ti Alloy Files. PMID:37423864 | 2023 | this review only | Cyclic fatigue resistance (number of cycles to fracture) | not extracted yet |
| Weyh 2020 Cyclic fatigue resistance and metallurgic comparison of rotary endodontic file systems. PMID:31859660 | 2020 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Yum 2024 Phase Transformation and Mechanical Behaviour of Different Heat-Treated Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instruments. PMID:39138098 | 2025 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Zanza 2022 Mechanical properties and metallurgical features of two similar endodontic rotary instruments with different heat treatments (FireWire™… PMID:35656775 | 2022 | this review only | Cyclic fatigue resistance (number of cycles to fracture) | not extracted yet |
Overlap with other reviews
Reviews that include the same primary studies are not independent evidence. Shared counts match studies by PMID, DOI or NCT, and otherwise by author and year (a probable match). Only the non-Cochrane dental reviews have study lists, so overlap with Cochrane reviews is not counted yet.
| Review | Shared studies | Jaccard |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison of the cyclic fatigue resistance of original and replica-like files: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2026) | 2 | 0.11 |
Review question
| Element | Planned (methods) | Found (results) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Artificial root canals or standardized cyclic fatigue testing models | Artificial stainless-steel canal models, 60 to 90 degree curvature, 2 to 6 mm radius (n=7 studies) |
| Intervention | ProTaper Gold (PTG) rotary instrumentation | PTG rotary files (n=7 studies; 4 in meta-analysis) |
| Comparison | EdgeTaper Platinum (ETP) rotary instrumentation | ETP rotary files (n=7 studies; 4 in meta-analysis) |
| Outcomes | Cyclic fatigue resistance (number of cycles to fracture or time to fracture) | Number of cycles to failure or time to fracture (n=7 studies; 4 in meta-analysis) |
| Study designs | In vitro experimental studies directly comparing the two systems | In vitro comparative experimental studies (n=7) |
| Timing | Not specified | Not specified |