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Table 1 Measurement results of canal straightening of the MM canals (n = 6 per group)

From: Micro-computed tomographic evaluation of the shaping ability of three nickel-titanium rotary systems in the middle mesial canal of mandibular first molars: an ex vivo study based on 3D printed tooth replicas

Instrument

Apical size

Straightening (°)

OS

#25

2.24 ± 0.31b

TF

#30

1.72 ± 0.93b

PTG

#30

3.25 ± 0.91a

  1. Values with the different lowercase superscript letters along the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05). (OS—OneShape; TF—Twisted Files; PTG—ProTaper Gold)
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