Research Article

Evaluation of Crack Formation and Propagation with Ultrasonic Root-End Preparation and Obturation Using a Digital Microscope and Optical Coherence Tomography

Table 1

Overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of OCT and DM compared to micro-CT in detecting crack formation after two months of root-end resection and filling.

SensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV

OCT0.500.550.360.69
DM1.000.350.431.00