Research Article
Comparison of Canal Transportation and Centering Ability of One-G, EdgeGlidePath, and Neolix: A MicroComputed Tomography Study of Curved Root Canals
Table 2
Mean canal transportation and centering ratio of One-G, EdgeGlidePath, and Neolix files at 1, 3, 5, and 7 mm from the apex.
| File | Parameter | 1 mm (mean ± SD) | 3 mm (mean ± SD) | 5 mm (mean ± SD) | 7 mm (mean ± SD) |
| One-G | Transportation | 0.014 ± 0.066a | 0.007 ± 0.047a | 0.029 ± 0.069a | 0.017 ± 0.044a | Centering ratio | 0.461 ± 0.287a | 0.614 ± 0.294a | 0.443 ± 0.212a | 0.673 ± 0.174a |
| EdgeGlidePath | Transportation | 0.002 ± 0.032a | 0.011 ± 0.06a | 0.07 ± 0.197a | 0.019 ± 0.055a | Centering ratio | 0.459 ± 0.352a | 0.493 ± 0.229a | 0.643 ± 0.305a | 0.639 ± 0.349a |
| Neolix | Transportation | 0.019 ± 0.052a | 0.004 ± 0.051a | 0.03 ± 0.086a | 0.03 ± 0.068a | Centering ratio | 0.537 ± 0.269a | 0.487 ± 0.283a | 0.381 ± 0.265a | 0.434 ± 0.281a |
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Different superscripted letters indicate a significant difference between the groups ( ). |