ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 6360-7 First edition 2006-02-01 Dentistry Number coding system for rotary instruments Part 7: Specific characteristics of mandrels and special instruments Art dentaire Systeme de codification numerique pour instruments rotatifs- Partie 7: Caracteristiques speécifiques des mandrins et instruments spéciaux Reference number ISO 6360-7:2006(E) @ ISO 2006 ISO 6360-7:2006(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The Iso Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation ?ISO2006 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2006 - All rights reserved ISO 6360-7:2006(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEc Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 6360-7 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 106, Dentistry, Subcommittee SC 4, Dental instruments. IsO 6360 consists of the following parts, under the general title Dentistry - Number coding system for rotary instruments: Part 1:General characteristics Part 2: Shapes Part 3: Specific characteristics of burs and cutters Part 4: Specific characteristics of diamond instruments Part 6: Specific characteristics of abrasive instruments Part 7: Specific characteristics of mandrels and special instruments The following part is in preparation: Part 5: Specific characteristics of root-canal instruments ion'ghts reserved ii ISO 6360-7:2006(E) Introduction This part of isO 6360 is one of a series of International Standards relating to dental rotary instruments. A wide variety of dental rotary instruments, including root-canal instruments, is manufactured throughout the world for use by the dental profession. Iso 6360 provides a general number coding system for all types of dental rotary instruments, including accessories used in connection with these rotary instruments. The benefits of this system for dentistry in its entirety will only be derived if the system is widely adopted; manufacturers of dental instruments, as well as the dental trade, are therefore requested to refer to isO 6360 in their catalogues. This part of isO 6360 was prepared in response to a n