TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of two techniques for assessing the shaping efficacy of repeatedly used nickel-titanium rotary instruments
AU - Ounsi, Hani F.
AU - Franciosi, Giovanni
AU - Paragliola, Raffaele
AU - Al Huzaimi, Khalid
AU - Salameh, Ziad
AU - Tay, Franklin Chi Meng
AU - Ferrari, Marco
AU - Grandini, Simone
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Introduction: The 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. Methods: Ten 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 (mm 2) were calculated using AutoCAD (Autodesk Inc, San Rafael, CA). The volumes of the same prepared canals were measured using micro-CT (mm 3). Statistical analysis was performed to detect differences between photographic and volumetric measurements and differences between uses. Results: Two-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. Conclusions: Within 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.
AB - Introduction: The 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. Methods: Ten 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 (mm 2) were calculated using AutoCAD (Autodesk Inc, San Rafael, CA). The volumes of the same prepared canals were measured using micro-CT (mm 3). Statistical analysis was performed to detect differences between photographic and volumetric measurements and differences between uses. Results: Two-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. Conclusions: Within 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.
KW - Nickel-titanium
KW - repeated use
KW - root canal
KW - shaping
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U2 - 10.1016/j.joen.2011.02.030
DO - 10.1016/j.joen.2011.02.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 21787503
AN - SCOPUS:79957438291
SN - 0099-2399
VL - 37
SP - 847
EP - 850
JO - Journal of endodontics
JF - Journal of endodontics
IS - 6
ER -