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Table 2 Preparation times (in seconds) in the two groups

From: Glide path enlargement of curved molar canals using HyFlex EDM glide path file versus PathFile: a comparative study of preparation time and postoperative pain

Group

n

Time for glide path preparation

Time for ProTaper Next preparation

Total time

HyFlex EDM GPF group

40

27.828 ± 2.345

69.432 ± 3.964

97.260 ± 6.015

PathFile group

40

48.942 ± 2.864

73.889 ± 4.476

122.830 ± 6.493

F statistic

 

1559.656

6.752

333.802

P

 

< 0.001

0.011

< 0.001

  1. Values are means ± standard deviations