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For this reason, torsional resistance of rotary instruments has been deeply investigated by determining all parameters that can influenced it, that can be summarized in: (1) Tooth-related factors, (2) Strategy-related factors and (3) Instrument-related factors. This study was conducted to examine the influence of shaft length on torsional resistance of a nickel\u2013titanium rotary instrument and if it should be considered as an Instrument-related factor. With this aim, 120 Twisted Files Adaptive M-L (TFA M-L) NiTi instruments (SybronEndo, Orange, CA, USA) were divided into 6 experimental groups (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009<jats:italic>20<\/jats:italic>), according to instruments length and size: Group 1, 20 TFA M-L1 25\/08 23\u00a0mm; Group 2, 20 TFA M-L1 25\/08 27\u00a0mm; Group 3, 20 TFA M-L2 35\/06 23\u00a0mm; Group 4, 20 TFA M-L2 35\/06 27\u00a0mm; Group 5, 20 TFA M-L3 50\/04 23\u00a0mm; and Group 6, 20 TFA M-L3 50\/04 27\u00a0mm. All instruments were submitted to a static torsional test, blocking each instrument at 3\u00a0mm from the tip and rotating it until its fracture. Torque to Fracture (TtF) and fragments length were registered and all data were statistically analyzed. Results showed that Groups 2, 4 and 6 had a higher TtF, respectively, than Groups 1, 3 and 5, which differ from the former just for shaft length. Group 6 showed the highest torsional resistance (1.31\u2009\u00b1\u20090.08 Ncm), whilst Group 1 the lowest (0.40\u2009\u00b1\u20090.08 Ncm). 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