Question 425 · LDEK · Endodontic instruments

Beginning with a file in size 60, the diameter of the tool tip at D₀ increases (relative to the next tool) by:

  1. A. 0.01 mm.
  2. B. 0.05 mm.
  3. C. 0.10 mm.
  4. D. 0.15 mm.
  5. E. 0.50 mm.
Hint

Recall the ISO numbering: the file number equals the D0 diameter in hundredths of a millimetre, and the steps change above size 60.

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