Comparison of two techniques for assessing the shaping efficacy of repeatedly used nickel-titanium rotary instruments |
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Authors: | Ounsi Hani F Franciosi Giovanni Paragliola Raffaele Al-Hezaimi Khalid Salameh Ziad Tay Franklin R Ferrari Marco Grandini Simone |
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Institution: | ∗ Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci, Siena, Italy † Eng AB Chair for Growth Factors and Bone Regeneration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ‡ Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia |
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Abstract: | IntroductionThe shaping capacity of nickel-titanium (NiTi) rotary instruments is often assessed by photographic or micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) measurements, and these instruments are often used more than once clinically. This study was conducted to compare photographic and micro-CT measurements and to assess if the repeated use of NiTi instruments affected the shape of canal preparation.MethodsTen new sets of ProTaper Universal instruments (Dentsply-Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland) were used in 60 resin blocks simulating curved root canals. Groups 1 to 6 (n = 10) represented the first to sixth use of the instrument, respectively. Digitized images of the prepared blocks were taken in both mesiodistal (MD) and buccolingual (BL) directions and area measurements (mm2) were calculated using AutoCAD (Autodesk Inc, San Rafael, CA). The volumes of the same prepared canals were measured using micro-CT (mm3). Statistical analysis was performed to detect differences between photographic and volumetric measurements and differences between uses.ResultsTwo-way repeated-measures analysis of variance revealed significant differences between groups (P < .001). Regarding measurement type, there were no significant differences between BL and MD measurements, but there were significant differences between micro-CT and BL measurements (P < .001) and micro-CT and MD measurements (P = .001). Significant differences were also noted between uses.ConclusionsWithin the limitations of the present study, micro-CT scanning is more discriminative of the changes in canal space associated with repeated instrument use than photographic measurements. Canal preparations are significantly smaller after the third use of the same instrument. |
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Keywords: | Nickel-titanium repeated use root canal shaping |
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