Table 2 Measurement results of the initial and post-instrumentation volume and surface areas of the MM canals (n = 6 per group)

OS

1.12 ± 0.10

2.32 ± 0.31^b

107.9 ± 18.9^b

11.51 ± 0.75

16.29 ± 0.79^b

42.0 ± 10.1^ab

TF

1.10 ± 0.14

2.07 ± 0.17^c

89.1 ± 21.3^b

11.89 ± 1.11

15.66 ± 0.87^b

32.3 ± 10.9^b

PTG

1.14 ± 0.08

2.71 ± 0.11^a

138.5 ± 20.7^a

12.03 ± 0.45

17.78 ± 0.42^a

48.0 ± 6.3^a

F value

0.180

23.090

9.050

0.658

13.72

4.342

P value

0.837

0.000

0.003

0.532

0.000

0.033