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INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL
Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 131-136Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/iej.12291
Keywords
apical transportation; canal straightening; Hyflex CM; iRaCe; ProTaper Next; shaping ability
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AimTo compare the shaping ability of ProTaper Next, iRaCe and Hyflex CM rotary NiTi files during the preparation of severely curved root canals in extracted human molar teeth. MethodologySixty mandibular molars with mesio-buccal canals having angles of curvature ranging from 25 degrees to 35 degrees were divided according to the instrument used into three groups of 20 teeth each: group PTN (ProTaper Next), group IR (iRaCe) and group HF (Hyflex CM). Using standardized pre- and post-instrumentation radiographs, straightening of canal curvature was determined using image analysis software. A double-digital standardized radiographic technique was used to determine apical transportation 0.5mm from the working length (1.5-mm coronal of the major foramen). Preparation time and instrument failures were also recorded. Data were analysed using one-way analysis of variance (anova) and post hoc Tukey's test, and significance was set at P<0.05. ResultsDuring root canal preparation, no instruments fractured. The use of PTN resulted in significantly greater canal straightening than IR and HF (P<0.05), with no significant differences between IR and HF (P>0.05). There were no significant differences between the three groups with respect to apical transportation (P>0.05). IR and HF were significantly faster than PTN (P<0.05), with no significant differences between IR and HF (P>0.05). ConclusionsUnder the conditions of this study, PTN, IR and HF respected original canal curvature well and were safe to use.
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