Open AccessShaping ability of ProTaper Gold and ProTaper Universal files by using cone-beam computed tomography
Author(s) -
Amr M. Elnaghy,
Shaymaa E. Elsaka
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.179812
Subject(s) - cone beam computed tomography , nickel titanium , molar , dentistry , root canal , materials science , orthodontics , significant difference , context (archaeology) , mathematics , computed tomography , medicine , composite material , geology , radiology , paleontology , statistics , shape memory alloy
This study evaluated and compared the shaping ability of ProTaper Gold (PG) (PG; Dentsply, Tulsa Dental Specialties, Tulsa, OK, USA) system with ProTaper Universal (PU) (PU; Dentsply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland) using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging.