In Vitro Evaluation of the Accuracy of Three Electronic Apex Locators Using Different Sodium Hypochlorite Concentrations
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Tooth Selection
2.2. Sample Preparation
2.3. Electronic Working Length Determination
- (a)
- Root ZX II (J Morita Corp, Osaka, Japan):
- (b)
- Apex ID (SybronEndo, Orange, CA, USA):
- (c)
- Dual Pex (Micro Méga, Boissy St-Léger, France).
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Criteria | Inclusion | Exclusion |
---|---|---|
Teeth | Complete root formation Canal configuration type I Degree of curvature less than 20° | Previous root canal treatment Presence of cracks Presence of root caries Calcified canals Clinical or radiological signs of internal or external root resorptions |
Operator | EAL | Solution | N | * Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Op1 | Apex ID | 2% | 20 | 0.325 | 0.309 |
5.25% | 20 | 0.510 | 0.477 | ||
Dual Pex | 2% | 20 | 0.390 | 0.332 | |
5.25% | 20 | 0.225 | 0.220 | ||
Root ZX II | 2% | 20 | 0.290 | 0.269 | |
5.25% | 20 | 0.470 | 0.393 | ||
Op2 | Apex ID | 2% | 20 | 0.345 | 0.344 |
5.25% | 20 | 0.495 | 0.462 | ||
Dual Pex | 2% | 20 | 0.305 | 0.263 | |
5.25% | 20 | 0.355 | 0.341 | ||
Root ZX II | 2% | 20 | 0.380 | 0.261 | |
5.25% | 20 | 0.475 | 0.360 |
S1 | ||||||||||||
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Root ZX II | Apex ID | Dual Pex | ||||||||||
Between | Op1 | Op2 | Op1 | Op2 | Op1 | Op2 | ||||||
n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | |
* −0.5 to 0 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 35 |
0 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 |
0 to 0.5 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 50 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 35 |
0.5 to 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 |
S2 | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Root ZX II | Apex ID | Dual Pex | ||||||||||
Between | Op1 | Op2 | Op1 | Op2 | Op1 | Op2 | ||||||
n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | n = 20 | % | |
* <−1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
* −1 to −0.5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | - | 3 | 15 |
∗ −0.5 to 0 | 9 | 45 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 50 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 45 | 8 | 40 |
0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 30 |
0 to 0.5 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 |
0.5 to 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 5 |
<1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - |
EAL | p | pbonf | pholm |
---|---|---|---|
ApexID—Dual Pex | * | 0.068 | 0.068 |
ApexID—Root ZX II | 0.831 | 1.000 | 0.831 |
Dual Pex—Root ZX II | * | 0.116 | 0.077 |
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Cîmpean, S.I.; Chisnoiu, R.M.; Colceriu Burtea, A.L.; Rotaru, R.; Bud, M.G.; Delean, A.G.; Pop-Ciutrilă, I.-S. In Vitro Evaluation of the Accuracy of Three Electronic Apex Locators Using Different Sodium Hypochlorite Concentrations. Medicina 2023, 59, 918. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59050918
Cîmpean SI, Chisnoiu RM, Colceriu Burtea AL, Rotaru R, Bud MG, Delean AG, Pop-Ciutrilă I-S. In Vitro Evaluation of the Accuracy of Three Electronic Apex Locators Using Different Sodium Hypochlorite Concentrations. Medicina. 2023; 59(5):918. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59050918
Chicago/Turabian StyleCîmpean, Sanda Ileana, Radu Marcel Chisnoiu, Adela Loredana Colceriu Burtea, Rareș Rotaru, Marius Gheorghe Bud, Ada Gabriela Delean, and Ioana-Sofia Pop-Ciutrilă. 2023. "In Vitro Evaluation of the Accuracy of Three Electronic Apex Locators Using Different Sodium Hypochlorite Concentrations" Medicina 59, no. 5: 918. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59050918
APA StyleCîmpean, S. I., Chisnoiu, R. M., Colceriu Burtea, A. L., Rotaru, R., Bud, M. G., Delean, A. G., & Pop-Ciutrilă, I.-S. (2023). In Vitro Evaluation of the Accuracy of Three Electronic Apex Locators Using Different Sodium Hypochlorite Concentrations. Medicina, 59(5), 918. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59050918