TY - JOUR
AU1 - Heo, Kang‐Young
AU2 - Hwang, Ho‐Keel
AU3 - Jo, Hyoung‐Hoon
AB - This study investigated the accuracy of two electronic apex locators (DentaPort and Bingo) using heat‐treated nickel‐titanium files. The true root canal length of 30 single‐rooted teeth was determined using K files. Next, the electronically measured length was determined using two nickel‐titanium files (ProGlider and HyFlex EDM Glide Path File) with two electronic apex locators at the ‘APEX’ marks. The accuracy of the electronic apex locator was evaluated by comparing the true root canal length and electronically measured length for each measurement. There was no significant difference between the measurements with two nickel‐titanium files, and all differences between true root canal length and electronically measured length were within ±0.5 mm regardless of the type of nickel‐titanium files or electronic apex locators. Based on the results, the heat treatment of the nickel‐titanium files showed no adverse effects on the working length determination using electronic apex locators.
TI - Accuracy of electronic apex locators using heat‐treated Ni‐Ti file
JF - Australian Endodontic Journal
DO - 10.1111/aej.12626
DA - 2023-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/accuracy-of-electronic-apex-locators-using-heat-treated-ni-ti-file-0URfK0uSZm
SP - 111
EP - 116
VL - 49
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -