425744

Effect of Four NiTi Rotary Instruments on Root Canal Morphology: A Micro-CT Study

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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Fixed prosthodontics ,Endodontics and Conservative section

Abstract

Aim: The research's aim was to evaluate the effects of four different rotary nickel-titanium (NiTi) endodontic file systems on the ability to alter the root canal space volume, generation of apical transportation, and file-centering ability using micro-CT imaging. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 extracted mandibular premolars with straight-root canals were selected and instrumented using four NiTi rotary file systems namely ProTaper Next™ (PTN), ProTaper Gold™ (PTG), WaveOne® Gold (WOG), and Reciproc® Blue (RCB). Results: The Kruskal-Wallis H test revealed no statistically significant differences in canal transportation at the 1 mm [H (3) = 6.22, p = 0.891], 3 mm [H (4) = 1.724], and 5 mm locations among the four tested instruments. Although all file systems contributed to some degree of canal transportation, PTN, and PTG did so to the least extent. The optimum file-centering efficiency was demonstrated by PTN and WOG, while PTG and RCB showed the least. Conclusion: This study revealed that all tested files caused an increase in root canal volume and exhibited a tendency for apical transportation due to their inability to remain centered within the canal during preparation.

DOI

10.21608/asdj.2024.297747.1322

Keywords

root canal preparation, Root canal volume, transportation, NiTi Instrument, MicroCT

Authors

First Name

Amiruzehan

Last Name

Kassim

MiddleName

Bin

Affiliation

Centre of Comprehensive Care Studies, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Selangor Kampus Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia

Email

amiruzehan@uitm.edu.my

City

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Orcid

0009-0003-3860-6673

First Name

Safura Anita

Last Name

Baharin

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Email

safurabaharin@ukm.edu.my

City

Kuala Lumpur

Orcid

0000-0003-1684-3056

Volume

37

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

54293

Issue Date

2025-03-01

Receive Date

2024-06-15

Publish Date

2025-03-01

Page Start

310

Page End

318

Print ISSN

1110-7642

Online ISSN

2735-5039

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https://asdj.journals.ekb.eg/article_425744.html

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425,744

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Original articles

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1,638

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Ain Shams Dental Journal

Publication Link

https://asdj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Four NiTi Rotary Instruments on Root Canal Morphology: A Micro-CT Study

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Article

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04 May 2025