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Table 2 The Rs and Rf temperatures of the three experimental NiTi instrument systems

From: Differential scanning calorimetric investigations of three rotary nickel-titanium instrument systems before and after simulated clinical uses

Subgroups

Rs (°C)

Rf (°C)

Segments

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

Mean ± Standard deviation

1.1

43.48 ± 0.63

43.54 ± 1.18

43.55 ± 1.03

43.83 ± 0.88

26.46 ± 0.20

26.58 ± 0.16

26.79 ± 0.50

26.93 ± 0.68

1.2

43.90 ± 0.84

43.74 ± 0.70

43.55 ± 0.82

43.82 ± 0.82

26.47 ± 0.77

26.58 ± 0.21

26.66 ± 0.29

26.91 ± 0.68

1.3

43.49 ± 0.97

43.64 ± 1.03

43.88 ± 1.18

43.87 ± 0.82

26.44 ± 0.20

26.55 ± 0.18

26.66 ± 0.35

26.93 ± 0.75

2.1

36.19 ± 0.44

37.16 ± 0.20

39.97 ± 0.65

44.78 ± 0.35

30.77 ± 0.37

31.13 ± 0.32

32.83 ± 0.49

35.16 ± 0.51

2.2

36.19 ± 0.47

37.36 ± 0.54

40.12 ± 0.62

44.98 ± 0.47

30.82 ± 0.32

31.06 ± 0.42

32.51 ± 0.43

35.20 ± 0.58

2.3

36.12 ± 0.44

37.49 ± 0.61

40.38 ± 0.40

45.17 ± 0.38

30.76 ± 0.40

31.05 ± 0.44

32.36 ± 0.46

35.38 ± 0.50

3.1

45.32 ± 0.47

45.26 ± 0.62

45.37 ± 0.38

45.39 ± 0.39

36.47 ± 0.63

36.43 ± 0.61

36.16 ± 0.49

35.11 ± 0.78

3.2

45.31 ± 0.44

45.43 ± 0.41

45.37 ± 0.43

45.48 ± 0.42

36.58 ± 1.04

35.96 ± 0.84

36.32 ± 0.54

35.06 ± 1.00

3.3

45.23 ± 0.44

45.31 ± 0.42

45.36 ± 0.30

45.43 ± 0.36

36.31 ± 0.58

36.11 ± 0.57

36.16 ± 0.46

35.03 ± 0.82