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Table 1 Volume (mm3) change in three part of the canals (mean ± SD) with different files

From: A comparison of the shaping ability of three nickel-titanium rotary instruments: a micro-computed tomography study via a contrast radiopaque technique in vitro

Group (n = 10)

Apical third

Middle third

Coronal third

PTU†

0.15 ± 0.03

0.36 ± 0.03

0.40 ± 0.07

Reciproc

0.21 ± 0.05*

0.38 ± 0.04

0.42 ± 0.05

K3XF

0.09 ± 0.01*

0.24 ± 0.04

0.32 ± 0.09

  1. †, ProTaper Universal
  2. * Mean values represented by different superscript letters are significantly different according to the Kruskal-Wallis test (P < .05)
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BMC Oral Health

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