The efficacy of EndoActivator, passive ultrasonic irrigation, and Ultra X in removing calcium hydroxide from root canals: an in-vitro study

Table 1 The scoring results of the coronal, middle, and apical grooves

Group	Median	Interquartile range	Minimum	Maximum
Coronal
Ultra X^a	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
EndoActivator^a	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
PUI^a	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
Middle
Ultra X^a	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
EndoActivator^a	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0
PUI^a	1.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
Apical
Ultra X^a	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
EndoActivator^ab	2.0	1.0	1.0	3.0
PUI^b	2.0	2.0	1.0	3.0

PUI passive ultrasonic irrigation
^abRanking: statistically significant differences among Ultra X, EndoActivator, and PUI at each root canal third (P < 0.05)

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