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Table 6 Characteristics of the included studies evaluating apical displacement and residual filling material

From: Immediate and Delayed Post Space Preparations in Endodontically Treated Teeth: A Scoping Review

Author

(Year)

Sample size

(N)

Groups

System of preparation / Apical size

Filling material/ Obturation technique

PSP method

Measurement

Time of immediate PSP

Time of delayed PSP

Outcome of residual filling

Outcome of apical displacement

(extrusion)

Rosatto et al

(2020) [9]

20

G1: imm, drill/ G2: imm, thermo/ G3: 2 W, drill/ G4: 2 W, thermo

K-file/

#30

GP/ AH Plus sealer /single cone

Peeso reamers 2-3 , thermo using M and FM tips – Odous Touch

Micro-CT Analysis; volume (mm3) in cervical, middle and apical thirds

30 min

14 days

Both Methods: Delay > Immediate

Cervical, Middle: drill - thermo

Apical: thermo > drill

Imm: cervical- middle -apical

All Other Combinations: middle ,apical > cervical

immediate-delay

thermo: imm, delay drill: imm

  1. G; group, GP; gutta-percha, h; hours, imm; Immediate, PSP; post space preparation, W; week, - ; similar outcome