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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and EDTA solutions on the cyclic fatigue resistance of WaveOne (WO) and WaveOne Gold (WOG) nickel‐titanium reciprocating files. Methods: A hundred WO (25/.08), and 100 WOG (25/.07) were randomly divided into 5 groups: group 1, no immersion; group 2, immersion in 5.25% NaOCl at 37°C ± 1°C for 5 minutes; group 3, immersion in 5.25% NaOCl at 37°C ± 1°C for 10 minutes; group 4, immersion in 17% EDTA at 37°C ± 1°C for 5 minutes; and group 5, immersion in 17 % EDTA at 37°C ± 1°C for 10 minutes. Then, the instruments were reciprocated in an artificial canal until fracture occurred, and the time to fracture was recorded. The data were statistically analyzed using 1‐way analysis of variance and the Student t test via SPSS 21.0 software (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY) with the significance level set at P < .05. Results: The cyclic fatigue resistance of the WOG was statistically higher than the WO in all the conditions tested (P < .05). There was no statistically significant difference among the different conditions tested in terms of cyclic fatigue resistance for both WO and WOG files (P > .05). Among the groups, there was no significant difference in the fracture lengths (P > .05). Conclusions: Within the limitations of the present study, it was determined that NaOCl and EDTA solutions did not have any effect on the cyclic fatigue resistance of WO and WOG files. HIGHLIGHTSIn the present study, the effect of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and EDTA solutions on the cyclic fatigue resistance of WaveOne and WaveOne Gold nickel‐titanium reciprocating files was evaluated.There was no significant difference between the cyclic fatigue resistance of the WaveOne and WaveOne Gold files.It was determined that NaOCl and EDTA solutions did not have any effect on the cyclic fatigue resistance of WaveOne and WaveOne Gold files.