evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Mechanical properties and metallurgical features of two similar endodontic rotary instruments with different heat treatments (FireWire™ and Gold).

Zanza 2022 · Zanza Alessio, Russo Paola, Di Matteo Paola, et al. · Science progress · 2022

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Comparative Evaluation of Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of EdgeTaper Platinum and ProTaper Gold Rotary Instruments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Zanza 2022 · Table 1; References; Figure 2
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Cyclic fatigue resistance (number of cycles to fracture)
ProTaper Gold (PTG) rotary instruments vs EdgeTaper Platinum (ETP) rotary instruments
SMD -6.06 [-9.20, -2.93]4 studies · 120 participantsVery low

1 including review in total.