Gracey 11/12 Curette

Which Gracey 11/12 Curette Do You Need?

Pick the handle first, then the version; every product in this collection is linked once below, and the replacement tips screw into the ZEPF-bIONIK, Z-SHAPE Relax and ZEPF-Line QuickFix handles.

Versions, Coatings and Handles

M5 deep scaling is Zepf’s design for tight, deep pockets: the first shank is about 3 mm longer than standard and only 0.95 mm thin, so it flexes and transmits tactile information, and the working end is shortened for access beyond 5 mm and along narrow root surfaces.

NANOPAL is a surface coating that leaves the instrument smoother and more corrosion-resistant, so it resists staining and reprocesses more easily. Titanium working ends are for use around implants, where steel would mark the implant surface. The ZEPF-bIONIK handle is Zepf’s ergonomic, colour-coded handle with a textured grip that reduces hand fatigue.

The Z-SHAPE Relax handle is contoured for a relaxed modified pen grasp and takes replaceable tips. TOUCHGRIP is the Hürzeler / Zuhr series built for rotational control in surgical work, with matte working tips. The LOTUS line puts the same working ends on a coloured crystal handle.

The hollow stainless steel handle is the classic lightweight all-steel instrument. Replaceable tips fit the M4 × 0.5 mm and M2.5 Zepf handle systems (ZEPF-bIONIK QuickFix, Z-SHAPE Relax, ZEPF-Line) and change with the Zepf safety key.

Warranty and Our Guarantee

Every Zepf Gracey carries the Helmut Zepf Warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for six months (nine months for NANOPAL-coated versions). And because a curette can only be judged in the hand, you have 60 days to return it for any reason — even after you have used it. Try the 11/12 on real patients; if it is not the instrument for you, send it back.

Made in Germany by Helmut Zepf

Helmut Zepf has manufactured dental and surgical instruments in Germany for over 100 years. Every instrument on this page is forged, ground and finished by Zepf and carries its part number for traceability.

Clinical Use

• Mesial surfaces of premolars and molars: the 11 end and the 12 end are mirror images, so one instrument covers the mesial surfaces on both sides of the arch.
• Subgingival scaling and root planing: position the lower shank parallel to the root surface, engage the lower cutting edge, and work with short, overlapping strokes from the base of the pocket coronally.
• Pairing: the Gracey 13/14 covers the distal surfaces of the same teeth; together the two instruments complete posterior root instrumentation.
• Deep and narrow sites: choose the M5 version when pockets exceed 5 mm or the root anatomy is narrow; its thinner, longer first shank reaches the base of the pocket with more tactility.

Sharpening, Retipping and Replaceable Tips

A curette earns its keep only while it is sharp. Zepf instruments can be sharpened in the practice, sent to our sharpening and reconditioning service, or, on the QuickFix versions, renewed in seconds by swapping the replaceable tips listed above. Sharpening stones and oil are in the diagnostic range.

Our Dental Instrument Reprocessing & Sterilization Guide covers cleaning and sterilization of Helmut Zepf hygiene instruments, and Hygiene Instruments with QuickFix Replaceable Tips explains how the replaceable tips work across the bIONIK, Z-SHAPE and LOTUS handles.

Compare With

Related Helmut Zepf collections: All Gracey Curettes, Gracey 13/14 Curette, Gracey 15/16 Curette, M5 Deep Scaling Instruments, Hygiene QuickFix Replaceable Tips, Lotus QuickFix Hygiene Instrument Collection, and Titanium Dental Hygiene Instruments for Implants. For Gracey numbering and terminology, see the Gracey Curette Numbers & Types Guide, the Hygiene Instrument Comparison Chart, and the Dental Hygiene Instrument Glossary.

Related resources: Gracey Curette Numbers & Types Guide · Hygiene Instrument Comparison Chart · All Gracey Curettes · M5 Deep Scaling Instruments · Dental Hygiene Instruments

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