Journal
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11199053
Keywords
cone-beam computed tomography; nickel-titanium rotary files; canal transportation; volumetric dentin removal; RaceEvo; R-motion; ProTaper Gold
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The study evaluated the performance of RaceEvo, R-Motion, ProTaper Gold (PTG) systems in curved primary root canals using CBCT, with the PTG group showing significantly higher values in terms of canal transportation and volumetric dentin removal compared to other groups.
Current improvements in nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) rotary file systems have created a paradigm shift in the root canal therapy of primary teeth. Therefore, it is necessary to perform a comprehensive evaluation regarding the efficiencies of newly manufactured instruments for different parameters. The current study was conducted to evaluate the abilities of RaceEvo, R-Motion, ProTaper Gold (PTG) systems in curved primary root canals with regard to the patterns of canal transportation and volumetric dentin removal by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Two experimental sets were designed following the determination of experimental groups by using pre- and post-operative CBCT data: canal transportation and volumetric dentin removal. The highest amount of canal transportation was significantly detected in the PTG group in comparison to RaceEvo and R-Motion groups. When the mean values of volumetric dentin removal data were analyzed across all groups, the PTG group again exhibited the significantly highest value of dentin removal volumetrically, compared to RaceEvo, R-Motion and manual instrumentation groups. It is possible to state that R-Motion and RaceEvo rotary systems could be used as reliable alternatives without causing adverse mechanical effects and maintaining the original root canal anatomy of curved primary root canal systems compared with PTG rotary systems and manual instrumentation, with a high diagnostic sensitivity of CBCT in pediatric endodontics when the alternative methods are not adequate.
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