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Table 4 File tip position to the major foramen using ApexDal EAL

From: The influence of two forms of chlorhexidine on the accuracy of contemporary electronic apex locators

Distance from apical foramen (mm)

CHX-S

CHX-G

NaOCl

(n = 29)

%

(n = 29)

%

(n = 29)

%

> − 1

0

0

0

0

7

24.1

-1 to - 0.51

6

20.7

4

13.8

8

27.6

−0.5 to 0

23

79.3

24

82.75

13

44.8

0.1 to 0.5

0

0

1

3.45

1

3.45

0.51 to 1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. CHX-S group in which canals were irrigated with 2% chlorhexidine solution, CHX-G group in which canals were irrigated with 2% chlorhexidine gel, NaOCl group in which canals were irrigated with 2% hypochlorite solution, SD Standard Deviation